[The incidence of tuberculosis in Romania in 1993]

The situation of tuberculosis in Romania has been progressively deteriorated since 1986. Using the data from the TB notification forms and demographic data for the number of inhabitants by sex and age groups in various districts in 1993, there have been calculated the main TB epidemiometric indicators for 1993. TB notification rate in 1993 in Romania (89.4%000) is plotted against values in other countries of the Europe Region WHO in figure 1 and against the mean values for in the six WHO regions in figure 2; the dynamic of the annual values 1991-1994 in the 41 districts of Romania are presented in figure 3 and a comparison of the annual values 1985-1993 in Romania versus other countries with rising values (USA, Denmark and Lithuania) in figure 4. Data concerning TB notification rate in children (20.7%000 in 1993) and its dynamic during the last 8 years is presented in table II, high values districts in table III, the prevalence of sources in tables IV and the TB mortality (10.1%000 in 1993) and its trend during the last 11 years in table V. A series of 8 annexes presents 1993 data on TB notification number and rate by disease localisation, bacteriologic confirmation and sex, for each of the 41 districts of the country. All data are meant to reveal the magnitude of "TB problem" in Romania, to allow optimisation of the main control actions and planning of the necessary means.