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  • NYC: TB cases increased in 2013 for the first time in a decade

    Source: http://www.amny.com/news/tuberculosi...dept-1.7456560

    Tuberculosis cases on the rise in the city: Health Dept.
    By SHAWN MCCREESH/ Special to amNewYork March 20, 2014

    Tuberculosis is on the rise in New York City for the first time in a decade, the city said.

    Cases of the infection increased 1% from 2012 to 656 cases in 2013, according to the city's health department.

    The TB rate in New York, 8.0 per 100,000, is more than twice the 2013 national rate...
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