- The total numbers of the new pulmonary and non-pulmonary tuberculosis incidence reached 4294 cases in 2010 by 15, 82 incidence rate for every 100,000 people of the population. This shows an increase by 0, 26 every 100,000 people in 2009. Such an increase is attributed to the ongoing improvement of registering cases and reporting them, as well as the continuous education of community on various occasions including the World Tuberculosis Day.
- The pulmonary tuberculosis incidence rate reached 69, 61% whereas the non-pulmonary tuberculosis rate reached 30, 39 of the total of the tuberculosis incidence numbers registered in 2010.
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