Slight increase in TB cases recorded in Czechia

Some 498 cases of tuberculosis were discovered in Czechia last year, according to the freshly released data by the Institute of Health Information and Statistics. Although the figure represents a slight increase on the previous year, it is still five times lower than in 2000.

The data also suggest that foreigners were responsible for more than a third 20 of TB cases detected in Czechia in 2022, with Ukrainians accounting for 18 percent.

Universal vaccination of newborns against TB has been carried out in Czechia until 2010. Since 2010, vaccinations have only been given to children at risk of exposure to the disease.