Press release: Tuberculosis cases down by 5% each year but Europe failing to cure majority of multidrug-resistant patients

Across the 53 countries of the WHO European Region, an estimated 353 000 patients fell sick with tuberculosis (TB) in 2012, according to data published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the WHO Regional Office for Europe.

The data show an average annual 5% decline in TB incidence across the Region over the last decade. The countries of the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) observed a 6% decrease in TB cases with 68 000 reported cases in 2012. Overall, the EU/EEA countries met their target of an average five-year decline. However, Europe has not yet met the set targets for successful treatment of multidrug-resistant TB.

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