World
March 24, 2016
The World Health Organization announced in 2015 that TB is the leading cause of infectious disease deaths worldwide, causing 1.5 million deaths every year – more deaths than from HIV/AIDS.
• Georgia has the 7th highest TB case rate in the U.S.
• In 2015 Georgia reported 322 TB cases
• Each year 20 Georgians die from TB
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