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Four states -- California, Florida, New York and Texas -- reported more than 500 TB cases each in 2008. In 2007, five states had at least 500 cases, and seven states recorded that many in 2006. People from racial and ethnic minorities and foreign-born residents continue to be disproportionately affected by. However, the CDC report also noted that progress in eliminating tuberculosis has slo in recent years, with a 3.8 percent average annual rate of decline between 2000 and 2008, compared with a 7.3 percent rate of decline from 1993 to 2000. In 2008, TB rates ranged from 0.5 per 100,000 in North Dakota to 9.6 per 100,000 in Hawaii, the study said. Combined, these four states accounted for 49.2 percent of all TB cases in the country last year. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 12,898 new cases of TB in 2008, which equals 4.2 cases per 100,000 people. Although 33 states and the District of Columbia reported lower rates in 2008 than in 2007, 17 states had higher rates. -- Tuberculosis cases reached an all-time low rate in the United States last year, according to a new federal government report. | monoject softpack luer lock syringes, capacity 12 cc, quantity monoject softpack luer lock syringes, capacity 35 cc, style regular tip, quantity case of monoject softpack luer lock syringes, quantity case of monoject softpack luer lock syringes, capacity 35cc, style regular tip, quantity each monoject softpack luer lock syringes, quantity monoject softpack luer lock syringes, capacity 35cc, style catheter tip monoject softpack luer lock syringes kendall monoject softpack syringe, 12cc, luer lock tip, 80/bx monoject non-sterile syringes, quantity monoject non-sterile syringes, quantity box of syringe 3cc luer lock, size 3 cc, style luer lock tip syringe without needle |