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Indicator name:
Notified cases of tuberculosis
Short name:
TB case notifications
Data type:
Count
Indicator Id:
333
Definition:
The number of tuberculosis (TB) cases detected in a given year. The term "case detection", as used here, means that TB is diagnosed in a patient and is reported within the national surveillance system, and then on to WHO. From 2013 onwards, the number of cases are reported to WHO in the following categories: New pulmonary bacteriologically confirmed TB cases New pulmonary clinically diagnosed TB cases New extrapulmonary TB cases, bateriologically confirmed or clinically diagnosed Relapse pulmonary bacteriologically confirmed TB cases Relapse pulmonary clinically diagnosed TB cases Relapse extrapulmonary TB case, bacteriologically confirmed or clinically diagnosed previously treated cases, excluding relapse cases, bacteriologically confirmed or clinically diagnosed. Note that 'New' in the first three categories above also includes cases with unknown previous TB treatment history. For full definitions of the categories above see 'Definitions and reporting frmework - 2013 revision' Prior to 2013, the number of cases were reported in the following categories: New TB case: pulmonary smear-positive New TB case: pulmonary smear-negative New TB case: pulmonary smear unknown/not done New TB case: extrapulmonary New TB case: other Retreatment TB case: relapse (pulmonary smear and/or culture positive) Retreatment TB case: treatment after failure (pulmonary smear and/or culture positive) Retreatment TB case: treatment after default (pulmonary smear and/or culture positive) Retreatment TB case: other Other TB cases (treatment history unknown For more details on the pre-2013 case definitions see Treatment of Tuberculosis: guidelines for national programmes  
Method of measurement
The number of cases detected by national TB control programmes is collected as part of routine surveillance. Annual case notifications are reported annually by countries to WHO using a web-based data collection system. See the WHO global tuberculosis control report. The TB case notifications reported by countries follow the WHO recommendations on case definitions and recording and reporting; they are internationally comparable and there is no need for any adjustment.
M&E Framework:
Impact
Method of estimation:
 Reported by countries.      
Preferred data sources:
Surveillance systems; All references to Kosovo should be understood to be in the context of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999)
Health facility data
Unit of Measure:
Cases
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Annual
Expected frequency of data collection:
Annual
Contact person email:
tbdata@who.int
Name:
TB data enquiries
Links:
WHO TB data
Treatment of Tuberculosis: guidelines for national programmes
Global tuberculosis control report
WHO Global Task Force on TB Impact Measurement
Policy and recommendations for how to assess the epidemiological burden of TB and the impact of TB control
Definitions and reporting framework for tuberculosis - 2013 revision
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