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Countries with Estimated or Reported Tuberculosis Incidence, 2010

(Source: World Health Organization and American College Health Association Guidelines)

For future updates, refer to http://apps.who.int/ghodata/?vid=510

Definition of high-risk country*

STUDENTS FROM ANY COUNTRY LISTED BELOW MUST BE TESTED.

“High Risk” areas for testing purposes are defined as areas with reported or estimated incidence or prevalence of ≥ 20 cases per
100,000 population

Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Anguilla
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
China, Hong Kong
China, Macao Special
Columbia
Comoros
Congo
Congo-DR
Cote d’Ivoire
Croatia
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana

Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea-DPR
Korea-Rep
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao PDR
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Macedonia-TFYR
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Micronesia
Moldova-Rep
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Northern Mariana Islands
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
St. Vincent & the
Grenadines
Sao Tome & Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon
Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tanzania-UR
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks & Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Wallis & Futuna Islands
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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STUDENTS FROM ANY COUNTRY LISTED BELOW ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE TESTED.

“Low Risk” areas are defined as areas with reported or estimated incidence AND prevalence of < 20 cases per
100,000 population
Albania
America Samoa
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium
Bermuda
Bonaire, Saint Eustatius
British Virgin Islands
Canada
Cayman Islands
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France

Germany
Greece
Grenada
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Jordan
Luxembourg
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
Monteserrat
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Niue
Norway

Oman
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts
and Nevis
St. Lucia
Samoa
San Marino
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tokelau
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States of America
Virgin Islands (USA)
West Bank and Gaza

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