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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. People from racial and ethnic minorities and foreign-born residents continue to be disproportionately affected by TB, the CDC said. 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. Rates among Hispanics, blacks and Asians were 7.5, 8.1 and 23.4 times higher, respectively, than among. However, the CDC report also noted that progress in eliminating tuberculosis has slo in recent years, with a 3.8% average annual rate of decline between 2000 and 2008, compared with a 7.3% rate of decline from 1993 to 2000. Combined, these four states accounted for 49.2% of all TB cases in the country last year. Four states -- California, Florida, New York and Texas -- reported more than 500 TB cases each in 2008. | sensafe arsenic 481396-2 quick check (2 tests) water test sensafe (481331) iron check ii, (fe 2) 25 tests/bottle sensafe (481027) it's chloride test strips;bottle sensafe (480127) its chloride check test packet;bottle sensafe (481201) ultra low hydrogen sulfide 50 tests/bottle sensafe (481026) free chlorine water epa check;50/bottle j & j cidex opa test strips, 60 tests/bottle, 2 bottles/cs sensafe waterworks bacteria check test kit sensafe (481108) total hardness test strips 30 packets microbe-lift salt water check (50 test strips) tetra ph saltwater test kit contains one 10 ml test reagent a test vial color scale instructions and recommendations and 50 tests sensafe (481104-1) extended range ph check test strip - individual foil on call plus blood glucose test strips (50 test strips) master test kit freshwater/saltwater 50/strips per bottle (38400) |