Eurosurveillance has a special issue on TB in Europe, with an editorial: Joint efforts needed to stop transmission of tuberculosis in Europe. After a description of the articles, the editorial concludes:
The reported data in this issue show that TB prevention and control needs to be further improved in Europe.
To coordinate and to strengthen TB control in the EU/EEA and the WHO European Region, several TB networks have been established. This year, from 28 May until 31 May, three TB networks will meet in the Hague, the Netherlands: the Joint ECDC/WHO European Tuberculosis Surveillance Network, the Wolfheze Movement, and the ECDC coordinated European Reference Laboratory Network for Tuberculosis (ERLN-TB).
For the first time, participants of the three networks will meet and discuss progress made since the endorsement of the above mentioned Berlin Declaration, the ECDC Action Plan, and the WHO Regional Office for Europe Consolidated Action Plan.
The joint meeting should identify further activities necessary to reach the targets and outputs defined in the above mentioned plans to progress towards control of TB in Europe.
