World Tuberculosis Day - 2017
World Tuberculosis Day - marked each year on 24 March - gives the occasion to raise awareness about TB and to advocate for efforts to eliminate it.
Tuberculosis (TB) has become the world’s leading single infectious disease killer, an unenviable title previously held by HIV/AIDS. It is therefore more important than ever to join forces against TB to successfully reach the goal of ending TB by 2030.
‘Unite to end TB’ was the global theme for World Tuberculosis Day and it resonated as a reminder that we can overcome the challenge, we can end TB, provided we stand together.
Alongside the World Health Organization, ECDC published the joint report ‘Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in Europe 2017’, which gave a detailed overview of the TB situation in the whole European region.
Although the general downward trend in the number of cases is encouraging, it is not sufficient to end TB by the set target. This trend is also less visible in some vulnerable groups and, for TB patients co-infected with HIV, the TB treatment is less likely to succeed.
Together with the EU/EEA countries, ECDC has gathered various online resources on tuberculosis, encompassing a range of locations, materials and languages. Sharing existing materials and information could play a role in inspiring and helping one another.
Combining efforts will provide the key to eliminate TB.
To mark World Tuberculosis Day 2017 - under the global theme ‘Unite to end TB’ - ECDC released a series of materials, available below. They range from the latest surveillance data for the EU/EEA region, the annual joint report with WHO, peer-reviewed publications, to a list of online resources on TB.
Surveillance report
Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in Europe, 2017
This report, the ninth report launched jointly by ECDC and the WHO Regional Office for Europe, presents the latest data on the status of tuberculosis in Europe.
Surveillance report
Tuberculosis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2015
In 2015, 60 195 cases of TB were reported in 30 EU/EEA countries.
Surveillance report
Molecular typing for surveillance of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the EU/EEA
This report describes the geographical and temporal distribution of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) using molecular typing data reported by European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) Member States for 2015 and the preceding years.
Press release
TB/HIV co-infections up 40% across Europe over the last five years
New data released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the WHO Regional Office for Europe ahead of World TB Day show that new tuberculosis cases and deaths in the 53 countries of the WHO European Region declined each year by 4.3% and 8.5% respectively between 2011 and 2015. However, vulnerable groups for TB infection, such as people living with HIV, prisoners and migrants, do not benefit from this overall trend. In particular, new TB/HIV co-infections increased by 40% over the same time period.
Infographic
Tuberculosis situation in Europe [2014 data]
This infographic shows the tuberculosis situation in Europe based on data from the 2016 surveillance report (2014 data)