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
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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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