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Fact sheets, statistics and advice about tuberculosis.
Fact sheet
Tuberculosis is caused by the mycobacterium tuberculosis. The disease usually occurs in the lungs (pulmonary tuberculosis), but can affect all the organs in the body.
Updated 01.10.2022
Article
List of countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis. People from these countries are required to undergo tests for tuberculosis.
Updated 13.12.2022
Specific groups in the population are at higher risk of TB infection and must undergo screening.
Updated 12.12.2022
Children in defined risk groups are offered the vaccine at the age of six weeks.
Updated 06.05.2022
Updated 21.02.2023
Updated 10.02.2023
Updated 19.12.2022
Updated 29.03.2022
Published 08.11.2016
Published 17.06.2016
This population-based prospective cohort study includes house-to-house active case finding (three visits) in Dale District in Sidama Zone (53 000 households).
Updated 02.02.2023
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major preventable cause of morbidity. Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccines are widely used to protect against TB. Their efficacy shortly after vaccination has been demon
Updated 17.01.2022
SeroSelectTB is a multinational project coordinated by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Updated 09.03.2021
The objective of this study is to explore the prevalence of risk factors among persons screened for LTBI or who have been notified to MSIS (TB register), and assess the impact of these factors in a No...
Updated 25.02.2021
A rapid serological screening method for detecting tuberculosis disease and monitoring the efficacy of new vaccines.
Published 17.01.2019