Doctors register growing incidence of tuberculosis in Czechia

Health data suggest that there has been a significant increase in tuberculosis cases in Czechia in recent years. According to statistics there was a 17-percent increase in tuberculosis cases in 2023, with almost half of the 447 cases being foreigners, the majority from Ukraine, but also Vietnam and Romania. It is estimated that up to 500 more cases could have gone unreported. Doctors are especially concerned about the growing number of people for whom conventional treatment is not working.