TUBERCULOSIS IN VIRGINIA

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TUBERCULOSIS IN VIRGINIA

• Wendy Heirendt, MPA
• Division of Tuberculosis Control
• Virginia Department of Health
• September 10, 2001

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Number of Reported Tuberculosis CasesVirginia,
1910-2000
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Number of Reported TB CasesVirginia, 1995-2000
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Percent of TB Cases By AgeVirginia, 1995-2000
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Percent of TB Cases By RaceVirginia, 1995-2000
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Percent of TB Cases By SexVirginia, 2000
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TB Cases By Disease SiteVirginia, 1995-2000
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TB Cases Diagnosed at Time of DeathVirginia,
1995-2000
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Percent of Foreign-born vs. US Born TB
CasesVirginia, 1995-2000
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Percent TB Cases with Drug ResistanceVirginia,
1994-2000
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Number of TB Cases with Drug ResistanceVirginia,
1994-2000
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Percent of Drug Resistance Among Foreign-Born
US BornVirginia, 1993-2000
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Number of Reported TB/AIDS CasesVirginia,
1995-2000
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Percent of TB Cases on DOT vs.
Self-administeredVirginia, 1995-2000
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Completion of Therapy RatesVirginia, 1994-1999
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VA Code 18.2-322Anti-Spitting Law of 1906

• No person shall spit, expectorate, or deposit any
  sputum, saliva, mucus, or any form of saliva or
  sputum upon the floor, stairways, or upon any
  part of any public building or place where the
  public assemble, or upon the floor of any part of
  any public conveyance, or upon any sidewalk
  abutting on any public street, alley, or lane of
  any town or city.

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Evaluation Criteria

• Completion of Therapy (COT)
• COT in Pulmonary cases with DOT
• COT for LTBI by contacts
• Contributing or Complicating Factors

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Regional Breakdown of TB CasesVirginia, 1990 and
2000
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Spittoon Score by Region2001
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COT Index by RegionVirginia, 1999
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Pulmonary Cases who Complete Rx with
DOTVirginia, 1999
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Completion of Therapy by ContactsVirginia, 1999
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Proportion of Cases with Complicating Factors
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The Travelling Spittoon