Tuberculosis rates still high in the UK

Tuberculosis rates in the UK are still unacceptably high. Public Health England notes in its annual UK reportthat 7892 cases of tuberculosis were notified in 2013, a decrease from 8729 cases reported in 2012. However, the incidence of 12·3 cases per 100 000 is still among the highest in western European countries. Another sobering comparison is that the incidence in the UK is four times that of the USA.