We were told how the longterm decline in TB in the United States came to an end in the mid1980s and cases had again begun to rise. We were told that in 1990. there were over 25.000 reported new cases of TB. the largest annual increase since national reporting began in 1953. We were told that the success of past prevention and control efforts led to the retreat of the disease into population subgroups. immigrants. persons who are HIV positive. and the homeless. And it was among these subgroups that cases of tuberculosis were now on the increase. One of the main factors in this increase was that TB was no longer perceived as a health problem.
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