UT-EPHT - Health Indicator Report - Tuberculosis (TB) Cases

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Why Is This Important?

Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB is typically spread through the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat expels tiny airborne particles (droplet nuclei). People nearby may breathe in these particles and become infected. People who have latent TB infection do not feel sick, do not have symptoms, and cannot spread TB. But, they may develop active TB disease at some time in the future. The bacteria usually attack the lungs but may attack any part of the body. The United States experienced a resurgence of TB disease between 1985 and 1992 when the number of TB cases increased by 20%. Early detection and treatment of TB are essential to control the spread of the disease and prevent outbreaks.

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Data Table

	Race/Ethnicity Series Value	Race/Ethnicity	Year	Number of Cases
American Indian/Alaska Native
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2003	1
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2004	1
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2005	2
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2006	1
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2007	1
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2008	1
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2009	0
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2010	1
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2011	3
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2012	4
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2013	0
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2014	1
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2015	0
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2016	2
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2017	1
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2018	2
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2019	0
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2020	0
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2021	0
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2022	3
	1	American Indian/Alaska Native	2023	0
Asian
	2	Asian	2003	9
	2	Asian	2004	8
	2	Asian	2005	3
	2	Asian	2006	6
	2	Asian	2007	12
	2	Asian	2008	6
	2	Asian	2009	11
	2	Asian	2010	3
	2	Asian	2011	11
	2	Asian	2012	11
	2	Asian	2013	8
	2	Asian	2014	8
	2	Asian	2015	10
	2	Asian	2016	4
	2	Asian	2017	5
	2	Asian	2018	6
	2	Asian	2019	5
	2	Asian	2020	10
	2	Asian	2021	7
	2	Asian	2022	9
	2	Asian	2023	8
Black
	4	Black	2003	8
	4	Black	2004	5
	4	Black	2005	2
	4	Black	2006	6
	4	Black	2007	4
	4	Black	2008	3
	4	Black	2009	3
	4	Black	2010	5
	4	Black	2011	4
	4	Black	2012	3
	4	Black	2013	5
	4	Black	2014	4
	4	Black	2015	4
	4	Black	2016	1
	4	Black	2017	2
	4	Black	2018	2
	4	Black	2019	3
	4	Black	2020	1
	4	Black	2021	1
	4	Black	2022	2
	4	Black	2023	3
Hispanic/Latino
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2003	13
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2004	10
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2005	14
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2006	13
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2007	15
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2008	10
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2009	15
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2010	7
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2011	10
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2012	11
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2013	13
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2014	13
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2015	18
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2016	8
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2017	15
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2018	5
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2019	12
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2020	7
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2021	8
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2022	15
	5	Hispanic/Latino	2023	14
Pacific Islander
	7	Pacific Islander	2003	1
	7	Pacific Islander	2004	3
	7	Pacific Islander	2005	0
	7	Pacific Islander	2006	3
	7	Pacific Islander	2007	3
	7	Pacific Islander	2008	1
	7	Pacific Islander	2009	3
	7	Pacific Islander	2010	0
	7	Pacific Islander	2011	2
	7	Pacific Islander	2012	2
	7	Pacific Islander	2013	2
	7	Pacific Islander	2014	0
	7	Pacific Islander	2015	1
	7	Pacific Islander	2016	3
	7	Pacific Islander	2017	4
	7	Pacific Islander	2018	1
	7	Pacific Islander	2019	2
	7	Pacific Islander	2020	7
	7	Pacific Islander	2021	0
	7	Pacific Islander	2022	1
	7	Pacific Islander	2023	4
White
	8	White	2003	7
	8	White	2004	9
	8	White	2005	8
	8	White	2006	5
	8	White	2007	4
	8	White	2008	6
	8	White	2009	5
	8	White	2010	4
	8	White	2011	4
	8	White	2012	6
	8	White	2013	5
	8	White	2014	5
	8	White	2015	4
	8	White	2016	2
	8	White	2017	2
	8	White	2018	2
	8	White	2019	5
	8	White	2020	4
	8	White	2021	1
	8	White	2022	4
	8	White	2023	4

Data Notes

Notes

Race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive and cases may not be in more than one category.

Data Source

Utah Department of Health and Human Services Office of Communicable Diseases

Health Indicator Definition

Definition

Rate of newly reported cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 population.

Numerator

Number of tuberculosis cases by count date.

Denominator

Number of persons in the population.

Health Objectives and Targets

Other Objectives

HP2030 Objective IID-17: Reduce the tuberculosis (TB) case rate for persons living in the United States
U.S. Target: 1.4 cases per 100,000 population

Current Outlook

How Are We Doing?

In 2023, 34 cases of TB were reported in Utah. For the five-year period from 2019 to 2023, Utah had an average of 28.0 cases of TB reported per year.

In 2023 the TB case rate in Utah remained consistent at 1.0 per 100,000 compared to 2022.

How Do We Compare With the U.S.?

From 2018 to 2022, the case rate of TB in Utah was 0.76 per 100,000 people compared to the national case rate 2.5 per 100,000 people.

Health Improvement Resources

What Is Being Done?

The TB Control Program at the Utah Department of Health and Human Services is charged with reducing the incidence of TB disease through timely reporting and treatment. The Program also provides screening and preventive therapy for those with TB infection. There are 13 local health departments throughout Utah that are the front line of TB case management for the state. Their responsibilities include:

diagnosis of TB infection and active TB disease
treatment of TB infection and active TB disease
ensuring patient adherence to treatment
screening of high-risk populations
coordination/referral
providing culturally appropriate client education.

Available Services

Contact information for Utah Local Health Departments is given below:

Bear River Health Department
655 East 1300 North
Logan, Utah 84341
Phone: (435) 792-6500

Central Utah Public Health Department
70 Westview Drive
Richfield, Utah 84701
Phone: (435) 896-5451

Davis County Health Department
22 S State St
Clearfield, Utah 84015
Phone: (801) 525-5000

Salt Lake County Health Department
610 South 200 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Phone: (385) 468-4222

San Juan Public Health
735 S 200 West #2
Blanding, UT 84511
Phone: (435) 587-3838

Southeast Utah Health Department
28 South 100 East
Price, Utah 84501
Phone: (435) 637-3671

Southwest Utah Public Health Department
620 S 400 East, Ste 400
St George, Utah 84770
Phone: (435) 673-3528

Summit County Public Health Department
650 Round Valley Drive
(at Quinns Junction)
Park City, Utah 84060
Phone: (435) 333-1500

Tooele County Health Department
151 N Main Street
Tooele, Utah 84074
Phone: (435) 277-2300

TriCounty Health Department
133 South 500 East
Vernal, Utah 84078
Phone: (435) 247-1177

Utah County Health Department
151 S University Ave
Provo, Utah 84601
Phone: (801) 851-3000

Wasatch County Health Department
55 South 500 East
Heber City, Utah 84032
Phone: (435) 657-3307

Weber-Morgan Health Department
477 23rd St
Ogden, Utah 84401
Phone: (801) 399-7100

Page Content Updated On 02/08/2024, Published on 03/20/2024

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