title: [The tuberculosis situation in Vietnam].
abstract: The fight against tuberculosis in Vietnam is based on bacteriological case-finding since 1956. First pilot-studies with this method showed among the population of towns a very high incidence of smear-positive cases of about 2.5%. The systematic fight was interrupted by the war from 1964 to 1975. Nevertheless from an analysis of the TB-situation made in 1976 resulted a percentage of 0.14-0.37 in comparable groups of population. The relatively high number of smear-positive cases has decreased in 1980 to 0.03%. The actual program of the fight against TB and the targets of its different periods are described.
mesh_terms: D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014744:Vietnam
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine
vernacular_title: Die Tuberkulosesituation in Vietnam.