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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.

Read the guidance

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.

Read more

Disease data from ECDC surveillance Atlas

Se the latest available data on tuberculosis

Go to the Surveillance Atlas

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Treatment success as of 2017 in XDR TB

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Every hour 30 people are diagnosed with tuberculosis in the European Region. It’s time to make TB a disease of the past

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Seasonality and the effects of weather on Campylobacter infections

Jan 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Role and value of whole genome sequencing in studying tuberculosis transmission

Jan 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

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

Jan 2019

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Hepatitis b and c prevalence and incidence in key population groups with multiple risk factors in the EU/ EEA: A systematic review

Jan 2019

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Resistance proportions for eight priority antibiotic-bacterium combinations in OECD, EU/EEA and G20 countries 2000 to 2030: a modelling study

Jan 2019

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

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

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

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TB/HIV co-infections up 40% across Europe over the last five years

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Five infectious diseases accounted for 75% of reported cases in EU - summary report

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World Tuberculosis Day - 24 March 2017

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Jun 2016

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

21 Jun 2016 - 22 Jun 2016
Bratislava, Slovakia

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World Tuberculosis Day - 2016

23 Mar 2016
May 2015

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Meeting of the Joint ECDC/WHO Surveillance Network for Tuberculosis and Wolfheze Workshops

26 May 2015 - 29 May 2015
The Hague
Mar 2015

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1st Eastern Partnership Ministerial Conference on Tuberculosis and Multi-Drug Resistance Tuberculosis

30 Mar 2015 - 31 Mar 2015
Riga, Latvia

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Facts

Prevention and control

Surveillance and disease data

Threats and outbreaks

Risk assessments and weekly threats reports

Scientific advice

Guidance, expert opinions, policy briefings, risk assessments and peer-reviewed publications

Microbiology

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

Antimicrobial resistance

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.

Peer-reviewed publications

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

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

Jan 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

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

Jan 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Seasonality and the effects of weather on Campylobacter infections

Jan 2019

Disease programmes and networks

Tuberculosis Programme

European Tuberculosis Surveillance Network

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