Tuberculosis – trends and challenges in Germany

B. Brodhun, H. Barbara, A. Doris, L. Robert, H. Walter (Berlin, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Epidemiological and clinical aspects of tuberculosis control
Session: Epidemiological and clinical aspects of tuberculosis control
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 3032
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Pavel Kalina - 07.10.2008 14:10
TB in foreigners without insurance
Dear Bonita, Thanks for the nice presentation. Do you in Germany treate TB in foreigners without insurance? How long? Who does pay it? Can You send me by e/mail this presentation? I am interrested in TB epidemiology in Central Europe, in TB risk groups especiallz in homeless... Thank You, Pavel Kalina MD, pneumologist, Hygiene Institute Prague Czech Rep., pavel.kalina@hygpraha.cz

Frank Vanleth - 07.10.2008 09:54
additional data available?
Dear Bonita, Thanks for the nice presentation. Would it be possibel to have some dfata on the decline of incidence stratified by foreigners vs germans? Are there any (recent) publications (either in english or german?) Greetings. Frank van Leth KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation The Hague, The Netherlands vanlethf@kncvtbc.nl
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