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Tuberculosis in Santa Clara County

Based on 140 patients' data

Other characteristics of TB cases in 2024

17%
decrease in new tuberculosis diagnosis between 2023 and 2024
40%
of 2024 cases had at least one comorbidity
similar to 2023
11%
of 2023 cases died with TB or while on TB treatment
26%
of 2024 cases had diabetes mellitus, the most common comorbidity
similar to 2023
19%
of 2023 cases displayed resistance to any of the four front-line drugs
168,000
people estimated to be living with Latent TB Infection in Santa Clara County
Data Sources
  1. Santa Clara County Public Health Department, California Reportable Disease Information Exchange, 2025. Data as of February 3, 2025, and are provisional.
  1. State of California, Department of Finance, E-2. California County Population Estimates and Components of Change by Year — July 1, 2010–2021, December 2021.
  1. State of California, Department of Finance, E-2. California County Population Estimates and Components of Change by Year — July 1, 2020-2024, December 2024. 
  1. U.S. Census Bureau; 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B05006, Table DP02; generated by Public Health Science Branch, using data.census.gov; Accessed March 5, 2025

  1. California Department of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control Branch. Report on Latent Tuberculosis Infection in California, 2022.