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Japan: Newly Registered TB Patients Drop to 39,000 in 2000September 20, 2001 The number of newly registered TB patients in Japan last year fell 4,400 from a year earlier to about 39,000, marking the first decline in four years, health officials said Thursday. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said 39,384 people registered themselves as having TB in 2000, down from 43,818 in 1999. However, the average age of patients rose: 38.7 percent of the patients last year were age 70 or older, up from 37.8 percent in 1999. Back to other CDC news for September 20, 2001 Kyodo News Service 09.20.01  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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