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The war in Ukraine has caused large population displacements. We report increasing tuberculosis (TB) notification rates among Ukrainian refugees to Norway detected through systematic screening upon arrival and driven by rates among adult males. From 2022 to 2024, there were 73 TB notifications in Ukrainians; incidence among Ukrainian men reached 248 per 100,000 in 2024. In 22 cases, isolated were multidrug-resistant. Adequate TB surveillance and control strategies are important to prevent TB outbreaks, including multidrug-resistant TB, in Europe.

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Increase in tuberculosis notification rates among newly arriving male Ukrainian refugees to Norway, 2022 to 2024
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Karine+Nordstrand&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nordstrand Karine</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jacob+Dag+Berild&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Berild Jacob Dag</a></span>. Increase in tuberculosis notification rates among newly arriving male Ukrainian refugees to Norway, 2022 to 2024. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2025;30(34):pii=2500633. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.34.2500633" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.34.2500633</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 18 Aug 2025;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 27 Aug 2025 </span> </p>
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