From: Impact of BCG vaccination on incidence of tuberculosis disease in southern Ireland
TB Disease | Region A * | Region B** | Region C *** | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kerry | West Cork | North Cork | North Lee | South Lee | ||
Number of Cases / 100,000 | 66 (13%) | 20 (4%) | 54 (10.5%) | 193 (38%) | 177 (34.5%) | 510 |
Median age @ dx | 44.5 | 61.5 | 43.5 | 39 | 39 | 42 |
Age </= 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 31 |
Age range | 0-92 yrs | 20-85 yrs | 2-89 yrs | 0-90 yrs | 0-93 yrs | 0-93 yrs |
Male | 44 | 10 | 30 | 131 | 117 | 332 |
Female | 22 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 59 | 174 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
HIV | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
Irish born | 49 | 13 | 39 | 124 | 114 | 339 |
Foreign | 12 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 34 | 101 |
Unknown | 5 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 70 |
MDR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |