1.   City health officials have reported a steady decline since then in new tuberculosis cases among New Yorkers born in the United States.

2.   He said two-thirds of all the tuberculosis cases in the world were based in Asia.

3.   Brazil has sixth highest incidence of tuberculosis cases in the world after India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Pakistan, Padrao said.

4.   The loan will help treat nearly three million tuberculosis cases in five years.

5.   Tuberculosis cases must be officially reported in Germany and all persons coming in contact with the infected must be notified, Zecher told the court.

6.   Around one third of all tuberculosis cases in Russia involve prisoners.

7.   WHO also estimates more than three million new tuberculosis cases occur annually in the region with about one million deaths.