Tuberculosis in people of Ukrainian origin in the European Union and the European Economic Area, 2019 to 2022
Stoycheva K, Cristea V, Ködmön C, Rosales-Klintz S, Zenner D, Vasiliu A, van der Werf M, Lange C
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2024-03
Abstract
Approximately five million Ukrainians were displaced to the EU/EEA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While tuberculosis (TB) notification rates per 100,000 Ukrainians in the EU/EEA remained stable, the number of notified TB cases in Ukrainians increased almost fourfold (mean 2019-2021: 201; 2022: 780). In 2022, 71% cases were notified in three countries, and almost 20% of drug-resistant TB cases were of Ukrainian origin. Targeted healthcare services for Ukrainians are vital for early diagnosis and treatment, and preventing transmission.
MeSH terms
- Humans
- Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
- Population Surveillance
- European Union
- Eastern European People