Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in Europe 2015

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Publication Date 2015
ISBN 978-92-9193-624-3
ISSN 2443-5538
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In 2013, 64,844 tuberculosis cases were reported by 30 EU/EEA Member States, according to new data published today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the WHO Regional Office for Europe. The notification rate of 12.7 per 100,000 population observed in 2013 constitutes a 6% decrease compared to the previous year, when some 68,000 cases were notified.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/tuberculosis-surveillance-monitoring-Europe-2015.pdf
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WHO/ECDC: Press Release, 17.03.15: Every day, 1 000 people get sick with tuberculosis in the European Region http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/press/Press%20Releases/Joint-press-release-World-Tuberculosis-Day-2015.pdf
WHO: Programmes: Tuberculosis (TB): Global tuberculosis report 2014 http://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/en/
ESO: Background information: Website: Tuberculosis control http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-health-topics-tuberculosis-tb/
ESO: Background information: Website: Tuberculosis - a global challenge http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-tuberculosis-a-global-challenge/
Deutsche Welle, 17.03.15: Health agencies say drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis remain a killer in Europe http://dw.de/p/1EsAR
EurActiv, 17.03.15: Report: Tuberculosis still raging in Eastern Europe http://www.euractiv.com/sections/health-consumers/report-tuberculosis-still-raging-eastern-europe-312978
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