title: [Detection of healthy carriers of lesions and measures for prevention of tuberculous disease in this group in the Esthonian Socialist Soviet Republic (ESSR) (AUTHOR'S TRANSL)].
abstract: Tuberculosis morbidity has been markedly reduced in the Esthonian SSR. In children and yough tuberculosis is no more a problem. Among the new cases of adults formerly diseases or with inactive lesions in the lungs amount to 44,5% of the incidence. In the Esthonian SSR all persons with any lesions in the lungs are registered in an individual record index. They all are now supervised in intervals of a year and less. Another aggravating conditions exist in 13,6% of these persons. Chemotherapy or chemoprophylaxis is done in this group. A marked reduction of morbidity has been attained in this way.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002353:Carrier State; D002648:Child; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D004957:Estonia; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*
vernacular_title: Die Erfassung und Massnahmen zur Verhütung von Tuberkuloseerkrankungen "Gesunder Befundträger" in der Estnischen Sozialistischen Sowjetrepublik (ESSR)