Experts from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and WHO/Europe will answer questions on tuberculosis (TB) during a live Twitter chat on Friday, 22 March 2013, 10.00–11.00 UTC/GMT (11:00–12:00 CET). The chat, using the hashtag #TBchat, is part of ECDC’s activities for World TB Day, marked annually on 24 March.

Topics

• Latest findings from the Tuberculosis Surveillance and Monitoring in Europe 2013 report
• Extrapulmonary TB
• Multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (M/XDR-TB)
• Research to find and develop new testing methods, TB drugs and vaccines

How to send questions to #TBchat

Send your questions as tweets to @ECDC_EU or @WHO_Europe using the hashtag #TBchat. If you are unable to join the live chat, leave your questions on the ECDC Facebook page.

After the chat, a summary of the discussion will be available on Storify.