High Incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis a Decade after Immigration, Netherlands

Abstract

Incidence rates of pulmonary tuberculosis among immigrants from high incidence countries remain high for at least a decade after immigration into the Netherlands. Possible explanations are reactivation of old infections and infection transmitted after immigration. Control policies should be determined on the basis of the as-yet unknown main causes of the persistent high incidence.

Keywords

• Tuberculosis, pulmonary, incidence
• migrants, screening, Netherlands
• Netherlands