Prevalence of tuberculous infection among U.S. residents of Cuban descent--Dade County, Florida, 1982-84.
The strategic plan to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) in the United States emphasizes the need for improved understanding of the epidemiology of tuberculous infection among recent immigrants and other groups at increased risk for TB (1). Data regarding the prevalence of tuberculous infection are limited for groups such as U.S. residents of Cuban descent (i.e., Cubans) and other minority populations. To estimate the prevalence of tuberculous infection among self-reported Cubans, CDC's National Center for Health Statistics analyzed data from tuberculin skin testing performed on all examinees aged 6 months to 74 years in Dade County (which includes incorporated Miami), Florida (1990 population: 1.9 million; Hispanic population: 950,000), during the first Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES), 1982-84 (2).
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003462:Cuba / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000208:ethnology*