Summary Surveillance report 'TB in the Netherlands, 2010'

A summary of the surveillance report 'TB in the Netherlands, 2010' is now available, including a selection of tables and figures. In 2010 1,073 cases of tuberculosis were reported; 7% less than 2009, but 6% higher than 2008. In 2010 the incidence rate was 6.5 per 100,000 people. TB in the Netherlands 2010 includes a summary of surveillance data on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, treatment outcomes, active case-finding and recent latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). 

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Enormous costs of neglecting tuberculosis control

21 March 2012

March 24th, World TB Day: As long as multidrug-resistant TB is on the rise internationally, the Netherlands must be extremely vigilant in its national efforts to control TB. 1,012 people in the Netherlands were diagnosed with TB in 2011. Fighting childhood TB must become a global health priority; TB services should be integrated in child health programs.


New ECDC-WHO report

19 March 2012

New ECDC-WHO report: tuberculosis on the retreat in Europe but concerns about drug-resistant TB and treatment failure remain.

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Urban TB Control

19 March 2012

For World Tuberculosis Day 2012, ECDC focuses on ‘Urban TB Control’ and is working jointly with four cities in the EU to arrange events on this theme.

 

GGD Rotterdam and KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation are organizing the Symposium in Rotterdam on 23 March 2012.


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23 March 2012
Symposium "Urban Tuberculosis Control"
For World Tuberculosis Day 2012, ECDC focuses on ‘Urban TB Control’ and is working jointly with four cities in the EU to arrange events on this theme. The cities hosting the events are Barcelona (Spain), London (United Kingdom), Milan (Italy) and Rotterdam (The Netherlands). Under the initiative of ECDC, a working group ‘Metropolitan TB Control in Europe”, is facilitating the exchange of experiences of TB control programmes in big cities of the EU. The aim is to increase the awareness around urban TB epidemiology and promote the exchange of experiences on good practices, innovative tools and interventions for enhanced TB control efforts in big cities of the EU.

04 July 2012
6th Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
4-6 July 2012: Imperial College London  

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