World TB Day: New U.S. Data for 2012 - March 21, 2013 - Digital Press kit
“While it’s encouraging to see 20 consecutive years of decline in TB cases in the United States, we are reminded on this day that the disease has not gone away and is still a major threat to health in many parts of the world. Globally, TB continues to kill more than 3000 people every day despite it being almost 100% curable.”
“Drug-resistance continues to be a major threat to our ability to stamp out TB. Some strains of TB leave very few treatment options for those infected and that’s why prevention is so important. It is critical that we remain vigilant in our fight.”
Tom Frieden, MD, MPH - Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
“TB prevention and control work. In fact, estimates suggest that our efforts to fight TB in the U.S. have helped to prevent more than 200,000 cases of the disease since 1993.”
Kenneth G. Castro, MD - Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service Director, Tuberculosis Elimination Program
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