Extract
In the context of the newly adopted World Health Organization (WHO) End TB strategy, an action framework towards tuberculosis (TB) elimination in low incidence countries has been launched [1, 2]. Its aim is to reach pre-elimination of TB (less than 10 cases per one million inhabitants) by 2035 and TB elimination (less than one case per one million inhabitants) by 2050. Germany belongs to the addressed countries and territories with a TB incidence lower than 10 cases per 100 000 inhabitants. To reach these targets, Germany would have to have an annual reduction in the TB incidence of about 10% [1, 2].
Abstract
Coinciding with the launch of the End TB Strategy, tuberculosis case numbers are re-increasing in Germanyhttp://ow.ly/Tj2f0
Acknowledgements
We thank all contributors to the surveillance of tuberculosis in Germany, in particular the local public health offices and state health departments. All investigated data were anonymous and collected within the legal framework of the Protection Against Infection Act.
Footnotes
Conflict of interest: None declared.
- ReceivedAugust 25, 2015.
- AcceptedOctober 9, 2015.
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