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News Briefs Sedgwick County, Kansas Works to Fight Rise in TuberculosisMay 30, 2003 Health authorities are stepping up efforts to fight TB in Sedgwick County (Wichita), Kan., which accounted for almost a third of the state's reported cases last year. Nationally, TB has been dropping since 1995, falling from 8.7 cases per 100,000 people to 5.2 in 2002. But the rate in Kansas increased from 3.1 in 1995 to 3.3 last year. Twenty-nine of the 89 TB cases reported in Kansas last year were in Sedgwick County, and so far this year the county has seen 14 cases, said Peggy Baker, supervisor for the county health department's TB control clinic. The county's cases cross all racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The department, which previously had one TB nurse and one interpreter, is adding a second nurse to focus more on prevention. Associated Press 05.29.03  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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