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Countries with Estimated or Reported Tuberculosis Incidence, 2006

(Source: World Health Organization and American College Health Association Guidelines)

For future updates, refer to www.who.int/globalatlas/dataQuery

Definition of high-risk country*

STUDENTS FROM ANY COUNTRY LISTED BELOW MUST BE TESTED.

“High Incidence” areas are defined as areas with reported or estimated incidence of ≥20 cases per
100,000 population
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Anguilla
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Columbia
Comoros
Congo
Congo DR
Cote d’Ivoire
Croatia
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea-DPR
Korea-Rep
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao PDR
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Lithuania
Macedonia-TFYR
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova-Rep
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Northern Mariana Islands
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
St. Vincent & the
Grenadines
Sao Tome & Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon
Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Syrian Arab Republic
Swaziland
Tajikistan
Tanzania-UR
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Wallis & Futuna Islands
West Bank & Gaza Strip
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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STUDENTS FROM ANY COUNTRY LISTED BELOW ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE TESTED.

“Low Incidence” areas are defined as areas with reported or estimated incidence of <20 cases per
100,000 population
Albania
America Samoa
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Austria
Barbados
Belgium
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Canada
Cayman Islands
Chile
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Jordan
Lebanon
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Montserrat
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Norway
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts
and Nevis
St. Lucia
Samoa
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States Virgin Islands
United States of America

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