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ECDC: Tuberculosis - Annual epidemiological report for 2022

For 2022, the 30 countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) reported a total of 36 179 TB cases (8.0 per 100 000 population).

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Is active screening for TB among vulnerable populations cost-effective?

Early detection and prompt treatment of tuberculosis (TB) are the main pillars on the way to ending TB as they help prevent further transmission. Finding those at risk of developing infection, however, requires extra efforts, particularly in settings where TB incidence levels are generally low, i.e., when there are less than 10 TB cases per 100,000 population.

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The untold story: New report reveals 7,000 additional TB deaths during COVID-19 pandemic

Nearly 7,000 excess deaths from TB occurred in the WHO European Region in the three years of the pandemic from 2020-2022, compared to what experts had expected based on pre-2020 estimates.

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TB molecular surveillance status report, focussing on rifampicin and multidrug resistance in the EU/EEA

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) released a report providing an overview of the dynamics and geographical distribution of rifampicin-resistant (RR)- and multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA), focussing on the strains isolated in 2020−2022, and comparing this with whole genome sequencing data collected in 2017−2019 as a part of an EU/EEA pilot project on TB molecular surveillance.

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ECDC: Tuberculosis - Annual epidemiological report for 2021

For 2021, the 30 countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) reported a total of 33 527 tuberculosis (TB) cases (7.4 per 100 000 population).

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Unfinished business: The challenge of ending TB in the European Region

On World TB Day 2023, ECDC and WHO/Europe issue a sobering warning that, despite having the tools to end TB, the European Region remains a long way from meeting its End TB Strategy targets.

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ECDC-WHO/Europe World TB Day webinar

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) will host a webinar on 22 March 2023 to mark World TB Day, 'Measuring progress, moving forward towards Ending TB in Europe and Central Asia'.

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Testing for TB infection and screening for TB disease among incoming refugees from Ukraine to European countries

7 Apr 2022: In the context of the mass influx of refugees from Ukraine into the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and other European countries, ECDC and the WHO Regional Office for Europe are releasing today an information note on testing for tuberculosis infection and screening for tuberculosis disease.

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ECDC-WHO report: TB surveillance and monitoring in Europe 2020

ECDC and WHO/Europe release a joint report providing an overview of the latest TB epidemiological situation in the WHO European Region.

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Ending TB is a race against time and drug resistance

TB burden in the WHO European Region as a whole is decreasing. However, TB is second only to COVID-19 as an infectious disease that kills, and drug resistance is a major concern.

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