[The duty of notification for pathologists according to the infectious disease control act. Tuberculosis as dominating disease].
The Infectious Disease Control Act enacted in Germany in 1.1.2001 led to a duty of notification also for institutes of pathologic-anatomical diagnostics. All reports within 45 months after enacting concerning diseases and agents being subject to registration were evaluated. Among the notifiable diseases with fatal outcome ( section sign 6) belonged 3 cases of Meningococcus sepsis, 13 of tuberculosis und 5 cases of Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease. During lifetime 54% of tuberculosis cases remained undetected. Notifiable agents ( section sign 7.1) concerned 92 times Mycobacterium-tuberculosis-complex, twice Influenza Virus and one case of Cryptosporidiosis and Giardia lamblia each. Six Echinococcus granulosus cysts were reported ( section sign 7.2). Notification needs exact diagnosis of infectious diseases and agents being subject of registration. By this pathologists participate in the control of infectious diseases.
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Institut für Pathologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany.
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D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000592:standards*; D007239:Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D010336:Pathology / Q000592:standards*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission