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1 Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans. www.kdheks.gov

2 Tuberculosis in Kansas 2012 Epidemiology Phil Griffin, BBA, CPM TB Controller Kansas Department of Health and Environment Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.

3 Tuberculosis Cases in Kansas. 1990-2012 Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.

4 Tuberculosis Cases in Kansas, Five Year Rolling Average, 1987-2012 Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.

5 TB Cases by Age - Kansas, 2012 Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.

6 TB Cases by Race and Ethnicity Kansas, 2012 Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans. Race Active TB Cases % Active TB Rate per 100,000 American Indian12.38%3.55 Asian1433.33%20.65 Black/ African American 614.29%3.57* White921.43%.38 Ethnicity Active TB Cases % Active TB Rate per 100,000 Hispanic1228.57%3.99 * African American US Born rate is 1.3

7 Where are they from in 2012? US Born 12 Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans. Non US Born Country of Origin Mexico10 Myanmar4 Philippines2 India2 Cameroon2 Afghanistan1 Laos1 China1 Ethiopia1 Honduras1 Malaysia1 Republic of Korea1 Nigeria1 Pakistan1 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea1

8 TB Cases by Selected Characteristics - Kansas, 2012 36 Pulmonary, 9 Extrapulmonary (3 were both) 40 Cultured Confirmed 2 Clinical Cases 17 cases sputum smear positive 3 HIV co-Infected case 7 Diabetic co-Morbidity cases Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.

9 TB Cases by Selected Characteristics - Kansas, 2012 10 Homeless within last year 1 Diagnosed in jail 7 History of excessive alcohol use 3 History of Non-IV Drug Use 1 Diagnosed in nursing home resident Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.

10 Contact Information Phil Griffin, BBA, CPM Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 210 Topeka, KS 66612-1274 785-296-8893 pgriffin@kdheks.gov http://www.kdheks.gov/tb/index.html Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.

11 Vision: Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

12 Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans. www.kdheks.gov


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