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    Area of Science:

    • Public Health
    • Epidemiology
    • Infectious Diseases

    Background:

    • Lack of comprehensive tuberculosis (TB) surveillance data in Lebanon.
    • Need for consolidated information on TB and drug resistance burden.
    • Retrospective study to analyze TB trends over 15 years.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the epidemiological aspects of TB in Lebanon from 1999 to 2013.
    • To assess the impact of high-risk groups on TB trends.
    • To review TB in specific populations and related mycobacterial infections.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective analysis of patient records from the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP).
    • Inclusion of data from the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory (CML) at AUBMC.
    • Evaluation of epidemiological factors, DOTS implementation, gender distribution, and high-risk groups.

    Main Results:

    • 7548 TB cases diagnosed between 1999 and 2013.
    • TB incidence decreased until 2006, then increased to 20/100,000 by 2013, driven by non-national populations.
    • Fluctuations observed in TB rates among children, inmates, MDR-TB, and HIV patients; MOTT isolates varied, with M. simiae most common.

    Conclusions:

    • Lebanon has seen an increasing TB incidence since 2007, linked to non-nationals and Syrian refugees.
    • Collaboration between public and private sectors is vital for TB control.
    • Enhancing surveillance systems and TB control measures are key to elimination efforts.