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SDG 3: Tuberculosis

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.

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Tuberculosis in people of Ukrainian origin in the European Union and the European Economic Area, 2019 to 2022
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Krista+Stoycheva&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Stoycheva Krista</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Veronica+Cristea&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cristea Veronica</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Csaba+K%C3%B6dm%C3%B6n&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ködmön Csaba</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Senia+Rosales-Klintz&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rosales-Klintz Senia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dominik+Zenner&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Zenner Dominik</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anca+Vasiliu&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Vasiliu Anca</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marieke+van+der+Werf&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van der Werf Marieke</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Christoph+Lange&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lange Christoph</a></span>. Tuberculosis in people of Ukrainian origin in the European Union and the European Economic Area, 2019 to 2022. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2024;29(12):pii=2400094. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.12.2400094" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.12.2400094</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 13 Feb 2024;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 15 Mar 2024 </span> </p>
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