CDC Says TB Cases Hit Their Highest Level In A Decade In 2023

The AP (3/28, Stobbe) says, “The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a new government report.” Last year, “forty states reported an increase in TB, and rates were up among all age groups, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.” In total, over “9,600 cases were reported, a 16% increase from 2022 and the highest since 2013. Cases declined sharply at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have been rising since.” The Hill (3/28, Choi) reports, “The last time annual TB cases in the U.S. were higher than 9,500 was in 2012, when 9,906 were detected. As the report noted, TB cases had declined for 27 years, reaching a record low of 7,171 in 2020 before creeping back up.”