12 percent fewer tuberculosis patients in comparison with 2012

dinsdag 6 januari 2015 17:00

In 2013, 848 patients with tuberculosis (TB) were reported. This was 109 TB patients (12%) less than in 2012. In the past decade, the number of TB patients in the Netherlands has fallen by 38%. This has emerged from the 'Tuberculosis in the Netherlands 2013' monitoring report from RIVM, in collaboration with the KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation. The report describes the situation of TB in the Netherlands in 2013 and also breaks down the key figures.