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Table 1 Demographics of Tuberculosis Disease cases in Southern Ireland, 2003–2016

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

  1. *Neonatal vaccination policy, ** Vaccinated at 12–13 years ***Unvaccinated
  2. Unknown indicates where data was unavailable.
  3. Abbreviations: MDR Multi Drug Resistant