Differences found in patient profiles and incidence trends between migrants and native-born tuberculosis patients in Ireland: A cross-sectional analysis of national surveillance data, 2011-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global public health threat that was responsible for 1.3 million deaths in 2022 alone. Although Ireland is a low TB incidence country, with crude incidence rates (CIRs) in the Irish-born below six per 100,000 population since 2011, CIRs in the foreign-born population are up to 13 times higher. This study aims to inform TB prevention and care by analyzing the differences in the epidemiology of TB in native-born and foreign-born populations in Ireland.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis of all TB notifications reported to the Irish TB Surveillance System from 2011-2021 was performed. Temporal trends in CIRs were analyzed using negative-binomial regression. Independent variables selected with a P-value of <0.25 in univariable analys

SUBMITTER: Jackson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12547294 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature