title: [The tuberculosis situation in the German Federal Republic (author's transl)].
abstract: Based on a statistical anlaysis of the records the present tuberculosis situation in Germany and how it has developed during the past years are reviewed. The main means of control are: BCG vaccination, mass radiography and public health measures. Suggestions made by the Central Committee for the Control of Tuberculosis concerning surveillance and protection against occupational exposure to tuberculous infections are discussed. Recommendations regarding the assessment of incapacity for work and degree of disablement are evaluated. The aims and plans of the Committee for the next years, also in the international field, are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D001500:BCG Vaccine; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008403:Mass Screening; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D011859:Radiography; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine
vernacular_title: Zur derzeitigen Tuberkulosesituation.