Figure 9.2.5: Active tuberculosis by age
Rate of active tuberculosis infections reported per 100,000 population by age, Middlesex-London, 2014 to 2018 annual average
Source:
Public Health Ontario Infectious Diseases Query: Middlesex-London Health Unit: Case counts and crude rates of reportable diseases by year. Toronto ON: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; 2019 May 8 [cited 2019 May 13].Among Middlesex-London residents, the rate of active tuberculosis infections was highest among those 20-29 years of age.
The rate among those in their 20s was significantly higher than the rate among those under the age of 20 years, as well as those in their 30s and in their 40s.