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TB Cases in Tanzania IncreasingJuly 16, 2001 Cases of TB in Tanzania have gone up from 52,437 in 1999 to 54,000 last year, at a rate of 2.9 percent, Tanzania's Minister for Health Anna Abdallah said Friday. The minister noted that seven regions of the country were the hardest hit by TB, and that the increase in TB infections was correlated with the prevalence of HIV and AIDS. The latest official statistics show that about two million Tanzanians, or 6 percent of the total population, are infected with HIV. Xinhua 07.16.01  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. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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