title: Tuberculosis notification rate decreases faster in residents of native origin than in residents of foreign origin in the EU/EEA, 2010 to 2015.
abstract: To estimate trends in tuberculosis (TB) notification rates by geographical origin, we retrieved surveillance data from 2010 to 2015 for 29 European Union and European Economic Area countries. The TB notification rate decreased at an annual rate of 5.3%. The decrease in notification rate was higher in native residents (7.0%) than in those of foreign origin (3.7%). Targeted screening and facilitated access to care and treatment could help prevent and control TB in migrants.
authors.affiliation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hollo
authors.affiliation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beauté
authors.affiliation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ködmön
authors.affiliation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: van der Werf
mesh_terms: D018563:Disease Notification / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005062:European Union; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: EU/EEA Member States; Tuberculosis; foreign origin; migrant; migration; surveillance