MMWR Vol. 67 / No. 11

MMWR Weekly
Vol. 67, No. 11
March 23, 2018

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World TB Day —March 24, 2018

Tuberculosis — United States, 2017
Rebekah J. Stewart, MSN, MPH; Clarisse A. Tsang, MPH; Robert H. Pratt; et al.


In 2017, a total of 9,093 tuberculosis cases were reported in the United States, a slight decrease from 2016.

Preliminary Incidence and Trends of Infections with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2006–2017
Ellyn P. Marder, MPH; Patricia M. Griffin, MD; Paul R. Cieslak, MD; et al. 

Characteristics of and Precipitating Circumstances Surrounding Suicide Among Persons Aged 10–17 Years — Utah, 2011–2015
Francis B. Annor, PhD; Marissa L. Zwald, PhD; Amanda Wilkinson, PhD; et al. 

Initial Public Health Laboratory Response After Hurricane Maria — Puerto Rico, 2017
Jeniffer Concepción-Acevedo; Anita Patel; Carolina Luna-Pinto; et al. 

Bleeding and Blood Disorders in Clients of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention — Eastern and Southern Africa, 2015–2016
Lawrence E. Hinkle, MSPH; Carlos Toledo, PhD; Jonathan M. Grund, MA, MPH; et al. 

Fatal Yellow Fever in Travelers to Brazil, 2018
Davidson H. Hamer, MD; Kristina Angelo, DO; Eric Caumes, MD; et al. 

Notes from the Field: Typhoid Fever Outbreak — Harare, Zimbabwe, October 2016–March 2017
William W. Davis, DrPH; Prosper Chonzi, MBBS; Kudzai P.E. Masunda, MBBS; et al. 

QuickStats: Percentage of Emergency Department Visits That Had an Opioid Ordered or Prescribed, by Age Group — National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States, 2006–2015