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https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/director-letters/2025-provisional-tb-data.html?ACSTrackingID=DM153610&ACSTrackingLabel=%20CDC%20Releases%20Preliminary%20TB%20Data%20on%20World%20TB%20Day&deliveryName=DM153610 On March 24, we recognize World TB Day. This annual event commemorates the date Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB). https://www.cdc.gov/world-tb-day/index.html?ACSTrackingID=USCDC_18_1-DM143079&ACSTrackingLabel=World%20TB%20Day&deliveryName=USCDC_18_1-DM143079 Today, CDC is releasing the 2025 Provisional Tuberculosis (TB) Data Report , which shows that TB cases in the United States remained elevated over pre-pandemic levels, with a slight decrease (1%) in cases compared to 2024. There were 10,260 cases provisionally reported in 2025, compared to 10,395 cases in 2024. The rate of TB was 3.0 cases per 100,000 people in 2025 compared to 3.1 cases per 100,000 in 2024, a 2% decrease. It is important to note that these data are preliminary and may change when final numbers are published later this year. Eliminating TB in the United States requires a dual approach that prioritizes addressing both active TB disease to stop TB transmission and latent TB infection (LTBI) to prevent future disease. This includes promptly diagnosing and treating people with TB disease and medically evaluating and treating their close contacts, and increasing efforts to test and treat LTBI among populations at risk. To accelerate progress toward TB elimination, it is vital that we expand our dual approach and continue to engage communities with higher TB rates and their medical providers in TB elimination efforts. We must ensure that state and local TB programs across the country are equipped to carry out routine TB prevention and elimination activities, respond quickly to cases, and stop outbreaks. Tuberculosis is preventable and treatable, yet it remains the world's deadliest infectious disease. The United States continues to maintain one of the lowest TB incidence rates globally, and transmission remains uncommon — reflecting the strength of our national, state, and local TB programs. We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of all state and local health departments throughout the United States. Their staff collected and reported the information used in the provisional TB data report to help direct public health efforts. CDC's World TB Day digital toolkit includes graphics and videos to help spread the message to think, test, and treat TB. https://www.cdc.gov/think-test-treat-tb/index.html?ACSTrackingID=USCDC_18_1-DM143079&ACSTrackingLabel=World%20TB%20Day&deliveryName=USCDC_18_1-DM143079 Thank you for your continued partnership, work, and commitment to eliminating TB in the United States. Sincerely, Deron Burton, MD, JD, MPH CAPT, USPHS Director, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/world-tb-day/communication-resources/videos.html?ACSTrackingID=USCDC_18_1-DM143079&ACSTrackingLabel=World%20TB%20Day&deliveryName=USCDC_18_1-DM143079 https://www.cdc.gov/world-tb-day/communication-resources/index.html?ACSTrackingID=USCDC_18_1-DM143079&ACSTrackingLabel=World%20TB%20Day&deliveryName=USCDC_18_1-DM143079 https://www.cdc.gov/world-tb-day/communication-resources/index.html?ACSTrackingID=USCDC_18_1-DM143079&ACSTrackingLabel=World%20TB%20Day&deliveryName=USCDC_18_1-DM143079 https://www.cdc.gov/tb-data/aboutprovisionaldata/2025-provisional-data.html