[Epidemiologic situation of tuberculosis in Armenia under the present condition]

The epidemiological situation in Armenia is very grave: the tuberculosis cases registered in 1994 are 19.6 per 100,000 inhabitants, this is 16.6% higher than the figure in 1993. Mortality rates in 1994 are 3.1 per 100,000 persons. Morbidity in males is 2.5 times higher than that in females. The greatest proportion of the first cases detected is in the age group of 25-34 years. Infiltrative tuberculosis with multiple decay and its acute course is prevalent in the pattern of tuberculosis morbidity. Activities in prophylactic measures drastically has declined due to power crisis and grave socioeconomic conditions of the republic. Groups of migrants as potential carriers of undiagnosed tuberculosis forms are gaining a great significance among patients with tuberculosis.