Interest in the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) has recently
been activated worldwide by its reemergence especially in
Sub-Sahara Africa where the highest case notification rates
have been reported. In 2010, Africa contributed 26% of the
global burden with nine out of the 22 high burden countries
contributing 81% of the global burden coming from Africa.
During this time, Kenya was ranked position 10 amongst the
high burden countries