Tuberculosis incidence in foreign-born people residing in European countries in 2020

ConclusionsCountry of origin TB IR is an insufficient indicator when targeting foreign-born populations for active case finding or TB prevention policies in the countries covered here. Elimination strategies should be informed by regularly collected country-specific data to address rapidly changing epidemiology and associated risks.

Source: Eurosurveillance - October 19, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Anca Vasiliu, Niklas K öhler, Ekkehardt Altpeter, Tinna Rán Ægisdóttir, Marina Amerali, Wouter Arrazola de Oñate, Ágnes Bakos, Stefania D’Amato, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Reinout van Crevel, Edita Davidaviciene, Irène Demuth, Jose Domínguez, Raquel Source Type: research