Tuberculosis in the EU and EEA/EFTA countries: what is the latest data telling us?

Since 1 January 2008, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) jointly coordinate the tuberculosis (TB) surveillance activities in Europe. The data collected provides an opportunity for a comprehensive ana...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2009-03, Vol.14 (11)
Hauptverfasser:	Hollo, V, Amato-Gauci, A, Kodmon, C, Manissero, D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Europe - epidemiology European Union Female Humans Iceland - epidemiology International Agencies Liechtenstein - epidemiology Male Norway - epidemiology Switzerland - epidemiology Tuberculosis - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Since 1 January 2008, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) jointly coordinate the tuberculosis (TB) surveillance activities in Europe. The data collected provides an opportunity for a comprehensive analysis of the TB situation. We aimed at analysing the EU and EEA/EFTA data to identify general TB trends and to provoke some discussion regarding the challenges and needs for monitoring the epidemic.
ISSN:	1560-7917 1560-7917
DOI:	10.2807/ese.14.11.19151-en