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.PMID:37855907 | PMC:PMC10588305 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.42.2300051

Source: Euro Surveill - October 19, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Anca Vasiliu Niklas K öhler Ekkehardt Altpeter Tinna R án Ægisdóttir Marina Amerali Wouter Arrazola de O ñate Ágnes Bakos Stefania D'Amato Daniela Maria Cirillo Reinout van Crevel Edita Davidaviciene Ir ène Demuth Jose Dom ínguez Raquel Duarte Gun Source Type: research