Oregon Tuberculosis Data
During 2021, 76 cases of TB disease were reported in Oregon, corresponding to an incidence of 1.8 cases for every 100,000 Oregon residents. This represents a 12% increase in case count and an increase from the 2020 incidence rate of 1.6/100,000. Despite the increase, the 2021 incidence rate is within the expected range and is unchanged compared to pre-COVID-19 pandemic rates.
Nationwide, in 2021 TB cases increased to a rate of 2.4 cases for every 100,000 U.S. residents. This slight increase in incidence is closer to expected pre-pandemic rates compared to the rate seen in 2020. Oregon remains a medium-incidence state for TB disease and remains below the national case rate.
In 2021, no people with TB disease were resistant to isoniazid, a primary first-line TB drug, and there were no people with multi-drug resistant TB (TB resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampin). Three children under the age of 14 were treated for TB disease, and there was one person (1.4%) co-infected with TB and HIV.