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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.

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Disease data from ECDC surveillance Atlas

Se the latest available data on tuberculosis

Go to the Surveillance Atlas

World TB Day 2020

​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.

Read about World TB Day

Publication

Tuberculosis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Epidemic and pandemic viral infections: Impact on tuberculosis and the lung

Oct 2020

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Infectious disease surveillance system descriptors: proposal for a comprehensive set

Jul 2020

Peer-Reviewed Publication

European Union training programme for tuberculosis laboratory experts: Design, contribution and future direction

May 2020

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Completeness of tuberculosis (TB) notification: Inventory studies and capture-recapture analyses, six European Union countries, 2014 to 2016

Mar 2020

Publication

Tuberculosis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

Surveillance report -

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Epidemic and pandemic viral infections: Impact on tuberculosis and the lung

Oct 2020

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Infectious disease surveillance system descriptors: proposal for a comprehensive set

Jul 2020

Peer-Reviewed Publication

European Union training programme for tuberculosis laboratory experts: Design, contribution and future direction

May 2020

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Completeness of tuberculosis (TB) notification: Inventory studies and capture-recapture analyses, six European Union countries, 2014 to 2016

Mar 2020

News

Will tuberculosis be the next disease to be eliminated in Europe?

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News

The sleeping giant: the danger of neglecting latent tuberculosis infection

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Reaching the SDG targets on Health by 2030: ECDC Session at European Health Forum Gastein 2018

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News

Updated European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care now available

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

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Sep 2014

Event

European Respiratory Society International Congress

6 Sep 2014 - 10 Sep 2014
Munich, Germany
Jun 2014

Event

Meeting of the Tuberculosis Surveillance Network

10 Jun 2014 - 11 Jun 2014
Sofia, Bulgaria
Nov 2013

Event

Combating HIV and TB through a joint regional action - Northern Dimension Partnership on Public Health and Social Well-being

21 Nov 2013
Helsinki, Finland
Nov 2013

Event

44th Union World Conference on Lung Health

30 Oct 2013 - 3 Nov 2013
Paris, France
Sep 2013

Event

European Respiratory Society Annual Congress

7 Sep 2013 - 11 Sep 2013
Barcelona, Spain

Data

Country profile for Slovakia

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Infographic: Tuberculosis in the EU/EEA 2017

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Data

Country profile for Greece

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Country profile for Spain

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Data

Treatment success as of 2017 in all TB cases

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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

Epidemic and pandemic viral infections: Impact on tuberculosis and the lung

Oct 2020

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Infectious disease surveillance system descriptors: proposal for a comprehensive set

Jul 2020

Peer-Reviewed Publication

European Union training programme for tuberculosis laboratory experts: Design, contribution and future direction

May 2020

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Completeness of tuberculosis (TB) notification: Inventory studies and capture-recapture analyses, six European Union countries, 2014 to 2016

Mar 2020

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Tuberculosis surveillance in adolescents: What to learn from European Union/European Economic Area data?

Mar 2020

Disease networks

European Tuberculosis Surveillance Network

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