Countries
with Estimated or Reported Tuberculosis Incidence, 2007
(Source: World Health Organization and American College Health
Association Guidelines)
For future updates, refer to www.who.int/globalatlas/dataQuery
Definition
of high-risk country*
STUDENTS
FROM ANY COUNTRY LISTED BELOW MUST BE TESTED.
“High Incidence” areas are defined as areas with reported or estimated incidence of ≥20 cases per
100,000 population |
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Anguilla
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
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
China Columbia Comoros Congo Congo DR Cote d’Ivoire Croatia Djibouti 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
Lesotho
Liberia
Lithuania
Macedonia-TFYR
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
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
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon
Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Syrian Arab Republic
Swaziland
Tajikistan
Tanzania-UR
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
West Bank & Gaza Strip
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
|
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STUDENTS FROM ANY COUNTRY LISTED BELOW ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE TESTED.
“Low Incidence” areas are defined as areas with reported or estimated incidence of <20 cases per
100,000 population |
Albania
America Samoa
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Austria
Barbados Belgium
Bermuda British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Cook Islands Costa Rica Cuba
Cyprus Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Finland
France |
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Jordan
Lebanon
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Montserrat
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Niue
Norway
|
Oman
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts
and Nevis St. Lucia Samoa San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland Tokelau
Trinidad and
Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Virgin Islands
United States of America
Wallis and Fortuna Islands |