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Four states -- California, Florida, New York and Texas -- reported more than 500 TB cases each in 2008. 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. In 2007, five states had at least 500 cases, and seven states recorded that many in 2006. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 12,898 new cases of TB in 2008, which equals 4.2 cases per 100,000 people. People from racial and ethnic minorities and foreign-born residents. Although 33 states and the District of Columbia reported lower rates in 2008 than in 2007, 17 states had higher rates. 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. Combined, these four states accounted for 49.2 percent of all TB cases in the country last year. -- Tuberculosis cases reached an all-time low rate in the United States last year, according to a new federal government report. | pool shot wing it basketball game - wi-711 poolshot junior varsity basketball game - psm-100 pool shot aqua toss ii pool football toss game - at-401 cavaliere-euro ap238-acs- ccel-psl/z stainless steel psl chimney extension for the ap2385-psl and ap238-psz wall mounted range hoods pool kids poolside adjustable basketball game swimline floating pool pong game swimming pool game pool is a game wood pool room sign qolf chip shot practice starter set: the off-course golf game! have fun while sharpening your short game! underwater soccer ball - pool soccer game by pool toys usa varsity basketball 2011 mens t-shirt poolmaster sport hoops water game inflatable pool game wi-ps the pool stick - game controller pool stick attachment game derby dolphin floating pool chlorinator water bouncer - pool game ball - skips on the water |