Tuberculosis in Germany: epidemiological analysis of the 2002 national situation and 2003 preliminary results

B Brodhun; D Altmann; W Haas

doi:10.2807/esw.08.45.02581-en

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Tuberculosis in Germany: epidemiological analysis of the 2002 national situation and 2003 preliminary results
B Brodhun , D Altmann , W Haas
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Citation style for this article: Brodhun B, Altmann D, Haas W. H.. Tuberculosis in Germany: epidemiological analysis of the 2002 national situation and 2003 preliminary results. Euro Surveill. 2004;8(45):pii=2581. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.08.45.02581-en

Abstract

In 2002 in Germany, 7684 tuberculosis cases which fulfilled the reference definition were notified to the Robert Koch-Institut in Berlin. This was the first time an increase in annual reported cases had been observed since 1992