A Framework Action Plan to fight Tuberculosis in the European Union

K Fernandez de la Hoz; D Manissero; on behalf of the Tuberculosis Disease Programme*

doi:10.2807/ese.13.12.08074-en

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A Framework Action Plan to fight Tuberculosis in the European Union
K Fernandez de la Hoz¹ , D Manissero¹ , on behalf of the Tuberculosis Disease Programme*¹
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Affiliations: ¹ European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden

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on behalf of the Tuberculosis Disease Programme*
tuberculosis ecdc.europa.eu
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Citation style for this article: Fernandez de la Hoz K, Manissero D, on behalf of the Tuberculosis Disease Programme*. A Framework Action Plan to fight Tuberculosis in the European Union. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(12):pii=8074. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.12.08074-en

Abstract

Many European Union (EU) Member States show a decline in tuberculosis (TB) incidence and many have low incidence rates (15 countries reported less than 10 cases per 100,000 population in 2006). However, despite the progress in curbing the TB epidemic, the disease remains a public health threat in the EU. The epidemiological patterns are still very diverse between countries and control efforts are challenged by problems such as multidrug-resistant (MDR TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB), TB/HIV co-infection and the concentration of cases within vulnerable groups.