Shifting tuberculosis dynamics in the EU/EEA: geographical and drug resistance trends among people of foreign origin, 2019 to 2023
We observed shifting trends in tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology in the EU/EEA between 2019 and 2023. In 2023, TB notifications among people of foreign origin increased by 24.6% after decreasing between 2019 and 2020. The majority originated from African and East Mediterranean regions, with a 316.4% upsurge in TB among Ukrainians in 2022-23. Rifampicin-resistant/multidrug-resistant TB increased by ≥ 60% in 2019-23, mainly among Ukrainians. Rapid response to shifting epidemiological patterns is crucial for efficient TB prevention and control within the EU/EEA.
Authors
- Csaba Ködmön (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8040-6753)
- Dominik Zenner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9200-6180)
- Christoph Lange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9691-4741)
- Veronica Cristea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3135-6830)
- Anca Vasiliù (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5336-7859)
- Senia Rosales-Klintz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2897-6123)
- Krista Stoycheva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5852-2284)
Institutions
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Research Center Borstel - Leibniz Lung Center (DE)
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (SE)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Eurosurveillance
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2025.30.11.2500173
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.98