The preventive treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is of great importance for the
elimination and control of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide, but existing screening methods for …

Tuberculosis (TB) causes significant morbidity and mortality in high-income countries with
foreign-born individuals bearing a disproportionate burden of the overall TB case burden in …

Some subpopulations of migrants to Europe are generally healthier than the population of
the country of settlement, but are at increased risk of key infectious diseases, including …

Background Migrants account for a large and growing proportion of tuberculosis (TB) cases
in low-incidence countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) …

Background In low-incidence countries, tuberculosis mainly affects migrants, mostly
resulting from reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) acquired in high-incidence …

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in low-incidence countries in Europe is more
prevalent among migrants than the native population. The impact of the recent increase in …

Background Several high-income countries have pre-entry screening programmes for
tuberculosis. We aimed to establish the yield of pre-entry screening programmes to inform …

Screening is one possible tool for monitoring infectious diseases among migrants. However,
there is limited information on screening programmes targeted for newly arrived migrants in …

Ocular tuberculosis still remains a presumptive, clinical diagnosis in the presence of
supportive clinical signs and investigations, while in the absence of other possible causes of …

Background In low-incidence countries, most tuberculosis (TB) cases occur among migrants
and are caused by reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) acquired in the country …