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Tuberculosis, Fiji, 2002–2013

Abstract

During 2002–2013, a total of 1,890 tuberculosis cases were recorded in Fiji. Notification rates per 100,000 population increased from 17.4 cases in 2002 to 28.4 in 2013. Older persons were most affected, but tuberculosis also increased sharply in persons 25–44 years of age.


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Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, CDC

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By Lorenzo Pezzoli et al.

Published: Jan. 29, 2016, 4:38 p.m.

Last updated: Jan. 29, 2016, 5:40 p.m.

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