Tuberculosis

World TB Day 2019

Marked each year on 24 March, World Tuberculosis Day gives the occasion to raise awareness about tuberculosis (TB) and to advocate more efforts to eliminate it.

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New ECDC guidance on the management of LTBI

In low-incidence regions such as Europe, a majority of TB cases occur due to the progression of latent TB infection (LTBI) to active TB disease. Addressing this threat, ECDC has published guidance on the management of LTBI targeted for EU/EEA countries.

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Updated European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care now available

The ESTC, developed by ECDC and the European Respiratory Society, is a user-friendly guide for the optimal diagnosis, treatment and prevention of tuberculosis.

Disease data from ECDC surveillance Atlas

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Timely and accurate laboratory diagnosis of TB is a central component of any TB control programme.

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M(X)DR TB poses a serious challenge for eradicating TB in Europe.

World Tuberculosis Day

Marked each year on 24 March, World TB Day aims to raise awareness about tuberculosis (TB) and to advocate more efforts to eliminate it.

Chasing the clones

How ECDC is investigating cross-border outbreaks of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis clones.

What is extrapulmonary TB?

This infographic explains what tuberculosis and extrapulmonary tuberculosis is

The burden of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB

This infographic shows the burden in the EU of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB based on data from the 2014 surveillance report

Peer-reviewed publications

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Isoniazid (INH) mono-resistance and tuberculosis (TB) treatment success: Analysis of European surveillance data, 2002 to 2014

Jan 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Will we reach the sustainable development goals target for tuberculosis in the European Union/European economic area by 2030?

Jan 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Whole-genome sequencing as tool for investigating international tuberculosis outbreaks: A systematic review

Jan 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

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Tuberculosis

World TB Day 2019

New ECDC guidance on the management of LTBI

Updated European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care now available

Disease data from ECDC surveillance Atlas

Country profile for Iceland

Country profile for Sweden

Treatment success as of 2017 in XDR TB

Country profile for Italy

Vaccinations in prison settings: A systematic review to assess the situation in EU/EEA countries and in other high income countries

Seasonality and the effects of weather on Campylobacter infections

Role and value of whole genome sequencing in studying tuberculosis transmission

Attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused by infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the EU and the European Economic Area in 2015: a population-level modelling analysis

Updated European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care now available

Preventing blood-borne viruses in prison settings: ECDC and EMCDDA Guidance

ECDC and EMCDDA make the case for active case finding of communicable diseases in prison

Press release: 4% annual decrease too slow to end TB by 2030 – call for Europe’s commitment to increase investment to end TB

World Tuberculosis Day - 2017

World Tuberculosis Day - 24 March 2017

Joint meeting EU/EEA Tuberculosis (TB) Surveillance Network and WHO/Europe National TB Programme Managers

World Tuberculosis Day - 2016

Presentation: Tuberculosis situation in the EU/EEA, 2017

Country profile for Latvia

Country profile for Belgium

Country profile for Lithuania

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Prevention and control

Surveillance and disease data

Threats and outbreaks

Scientific advice

Microbiology

Antimicrobial resistance

World Tuberculosis Day

Chasing the clones

What is extrapulmonary TB?

The burden of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB

Peer-reviewed publications

Isoniazid (INH) mono-resistance and tuberculosis (TB) treatment success: Analysis of European surveillance data, 2002 to 2014

Will we reach the sustainable development goals target for tuberculosis in the European Union/European economic area by 2030?

Whole-genome sequencing as tool for investigating international tuberculosis outbreaks: A systematic review

Molecular and genomic typing for tuberculosis surveillance: A survey study in 26 European countries

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Tuberculosis Programme

European Tuberculosis Surveillance Network

European Reference Laboratory Network for Human Influenza (ERLI-Net)

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