Open AccessWorld Stop TB Day 2005: tuberculosis care providers and monitoring of treatment outcome in Europe
Author(s) -
A Infuso,
Dennis Falzon
Publication year - 2005
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.10.12.02668-en
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , disease , global health , health care , environmental health , pediatrics , public health , economic growth , nursing , pathology , economics
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major global disease threat. Each year, there are over 8 million estimated cases and over 2 million deaths. In the World Health Organization European Region in 2003, 416 085 TB cases were reported.