Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in Western European cities.
SETTING: Major cities of Western Europe. OBJECTIVE: To describe major variations in the epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in large Western European Cities. DESIGN: Postal survey using contacts identified through the EURO-TB surveillance network. RESULTS: Twenty cities responded. In most citi...
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| author | Hayward, A Darton, T Van-Tam, J Watson, J Coker, R Schwoebel, V |
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| description | SETTING: Major cities of Western Europe. OBJECTIVE: To describe major variations in the epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in large Western European Cities. DESIGN: Postal survey using contacts identified through the EURO-TB surveillance network. RESULTS: Twenty cities responded. In most cities, notification rates were substantially higher than national rates. Rates ranged from less than 10 per 100,000 in Reykjavik and Belfast to over 70 per 100,000 in Lisbon. MDR-TB ranged from less than 1% of cases in many cities to over 5% in Rome and Milan. The proportion of patients estimated to be HIV-positive ranged from less than 5% in many countries to over 20% in Milan. These variations in epidemiology were accompanied by major variations in control policy, particularly in approaches to new entrant screening and BCG vaccination. CONCLUSION: In Western Europe, tuberculosis is primarily a problem of large cities. Some of these cities have very high rates of tuberculosis. There is little consensus about the best approaches to control. The evidence base for the effectiveness of different aspects of TB control needs to be strengthened. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:bb6c29e7-bbed-40ef-8490-445e0167804f2022-03-27T05:16:51ZEpidemiology and control of tuberculosis in Western European cities.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:bb6c29e7-bbed-40ef-8490-445e0167804fEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2003Hayward, ADarton, TVan-Tam, JWatson, JCoker, RSchwoebel, V SETTING: Major cities of Western Europe. OBJECTIVE: To describe major variations in the epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in large Western European Cities. DESIGN: Postal survey using contacts identified through the EURO-TB surveillance network. RESULTS: Twenty cities responded. In most cities, notification rates were substantially higher than national rates. Rates ranged from less than 10 per 100,000 in Reykjavik and Belfast to over 70 per 100,000 in Lisbon. MDR-TB ranged from less than 1% of cases in many cities to over 5% in Rome and Milan. The proportion of patients estimated to be HIV-positive ranged from less than 5% in many countries to over 20% in Milan. These variations in epidemiology were accompanied by major variations in control policy, particularly in approaches to new entrant screening and BCG vaccination. CONCLUSION: In Western Europe, tuberculosis is primarily a problem of large cities. Some of these cities have very high rates of tuberculosis. There is little consensus about the best approaches to control. The evidence base for the effectiveness of different aspects of TB control needs to be strengthened. |
| spellingShingle | Hayward, A Darton, T Van-Tam, J Watson, J Coker, R Schwoebel, V Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in Western European cities. |
| title | Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in Western European cities. |
| title_full | Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in Western European cities. |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in Western European cities. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in Western European cities. |
| title_short | Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in Western European cities. |
| title_sort | epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in western european cities |
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