Volume 14, Number 6—June 2008
Research
Tuberculosis from Mycobacterium bovis in Binational Communities, United States
Timothy C. Rodwell*
, Marisa Moore†‡, Kathleen S. Moser†, Stephanie K. Brodine§, and Steffanie A. Strathdee*
, Marisa Moore†‡, Kathleen S. Moser†, Stephanie K. Brodine§, and Steffanie A. Strathdee*Table 1
Proportional contribution of Mycobacterium bovis and M. tuberculosis to total culture-positive TB cases, San Diego County, California, 1994–2005*
| Year | Total TB cases | Total no. (%) culture-positive TB cases† | No. (%)‡ M. bovis cases | No. (%)‡ M. tuberculosis cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 420 | 334 (80) | 17 (5) | 317 (95) |
| 1995 | 438 | 308 (70) | 18 (6) | 290 (94) |
| 1996 | 384 | 302 (79) | 11 (4) | 291 (96) |
| 1997 | 332 | 266 (80) | 17 (6) | 249 (94) |
| 1998 | 342 | 270 (79) | 31 (11) | 239 (89) |
| 1999 | 299 | 225 (75) | 19 (8) | 206 (92) |
| 2000 | 295 | 262 (89) | 20 (8) | 242 (92) |
| 2001 | 330 | 274 (83) | 23 (8) | 251 (92) |
| 2002 | 317 | 272 (86) | 25 (9) | 247 (91) |
| 2003 | 315 | 258 (82) | 29 (11) | 229 (89) |
| 2004 | 320 | 271 (85) | 27 (10) | 244 (90) |
| 2005 | 305 | 249 (82) | 28 (11) | 221 (89) |
*TB, tuberculosis.
†Excludes 11 case-patients who had an isolate of M. tuberculosis complex resistant to pyrazinamide, but did not have species-level identification. Percent given is of all TB cases.
‡Percent given is of total culture-positive TB case-patients.
