Evidence for a national problem: continued rise in tuberculosis case numbers in urban areas outside London.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200850.
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Abstract
WHO standards for tuberculosis (TB) control require monitoring and evaluation of TB control programmes. In London, TB rates have stabilised at 44 per 100,000 since 2005. In 38 urban areas outside London with TB rates above the national average, these continued to rise after 2004, to 28 per 100,000 in 2008 (15% increase). London has the highest proportion of TB cases in certain risk groups, but these are increasing rapidly outside London. Many TB control efforts focus on the capital, but with rates rising elsewhere in the country, this strategy is likely to fail in the long term.
Medical subject headings
- Tuberculosis