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SDG 3: Tuberculosis

Abstract

As tuberculosis (TB) in children is an indicator of ongoing transmission, we analysed surveillance data to understand the increase in notified TB cases among individuals aged < 15 years in the European Union/European Economic Area countries between 2015 and 2023. Several factors may have contributed to this increase, such as improved diagnosis and reporting, migration and the COVID-19 pandemic. The observed increasing trend, albeit low in absolute numbers, emphasises the importance of early case finding and timely prevention.

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Increase in tuberculosis among children and young adolescents, European Union/European Economic Area, 2015 to 2023
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <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=Joana+Gomes+Dias&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Gomes Dias Joana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Senia+Rosales-Klintz&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rosales-Klintz Senia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=the+paediatric+TB+expert+group&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">the paediatric TB expert group</a></span>. Increase in tuberculosis among children and young adolescents, European Union/European Economic Area, 2015 to 2023. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2025;30(11):pii=2500172. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.11.2500172" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.11.2500172</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 11 Mar 2025;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 20 Mar 2025 </span> </p>
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