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  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Romania faces the highest tuberculosis (TB) burden in the EU/EEA, accounting for 23.4% of reported cases in 2017.
  • Despite an overall decline, TB notification rates remain disproportionately high in vulnerable populations, including prisoners, the homeless, and drug users.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze TB monitoring data in Romania, focusing on high-risk populations.
  • To highlight the elevated TB rates and associated health risks within these vulnerable groups.

Main Methods:

  • A descriptive study was conducted using TB monitoring data from Romania.
  • Data analysis focused on notified TB cases within specific risk groups: prisoners, the homeless, and drug users.

Main Results:

  • TB rates in vulnerable populations were found to be 7 to 18 times higher than in the general population.
  • A significant proportion of drug users exhibited HIV co-infection, and high mortality rates were observed among homeless individuals and drug users with TB.

Conclusions:

  • Early identification of TB in social risk groups through outreach active case-finding (ACF) is essential.
  • Integrating TB screening with co-morbidity screening can improve health outcomes and aid TB control efforts in Romania.