Study on effect of tuberculosis screening among immigrants and asylum-seekers
Between 2019 and 2023, more than 149,000 immigrants and asylum-seekers were screened for tuberculosis (TB) after arriving in the Netherlands. The screening enabled rapid detection of 312 people with TB. These findings are from the evaluation of the screening programme, conducted by RIVM. For the first time, the analysis also included the results of follow-up screening for tuberculosis infection among immigrants over 18 years of age. 13% of the screened immigrants were shown to have a TB infection.
Tuberculosis increases slightly in the Netherlands
The number of people with tuberculosis in the Netherlands increased slightly in 2024. Tuberculosis cases have returned to about the same level as shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Number of tuberculosis patients in the Netherlands increased in 2023 compared to 2022
In 2023, 710 people in the Netherlands were diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). This was 12 per cent more than in 2022, when there were 634. In 2023, 471 patients had pulmonary TB. Of these 417 patients, 213 had open TB – the most contagious type.
Number of tuberculosis patients in the Netherlands decreased slightly in 2022 compared to 2021
The number of people with tuberculosis (TB) in the Netherlands decreased slightly in 2022. In 2022, there were 635 TB patients in the Netherlands. This is six per cent fewer than in 2021, when there were 673 patients.
Annual report ‘Tuberculosis in the Netherlands’ for 2021: slight increase in number of TB patients
In 2021, the number of tuberculosis (TB) patients in the Netherlands rose slightly compared to the preceding year: up to 680 TB patients from 622 in 2020. However, the 2021 number was lower than the number for 2019 (754 patients).
Number of tuberculosis patients in the Netherlands increased slightly in 2021 compared to 2020
The number of people with tuberculosis (TB) in the Netherlands increased slightly in 2021, reaching 680. This figure is 9% higher than it was in 2020 (622 patients).
