High-resolution estimates of tuberculosis incidence among non-U.S.-born persons residing in the United States, 2000-2016.

ABSTRACT: In the United States, new tuberculosis cases are increasingly concentrated within non-native-born populations. We estimated trends and differences in tuberculosis incidence rates for the non-U.S.-born population, at a resolution unobtainable from raw data. We obtained non-U.S.-born tuberculosis case reports for 2000-2016 from the National Tuberculosis Surveillance System, and population data from the American Community Survey and 2000 U.S. Census. We constructed generalized additive regression models to estimate incidence rates in terms of birth country, entry year, age at entry, and number of years since entry into the United States and described how these factors contribute to overall tuberculosis risk. Controlling for other factors, tuberculosis incidence rates were lower for more recen

SUBMITTER: Hill AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7808561 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature