TABLE 2

Summary of status of mandatory case notification in high tuberculosis (TB) incidence countries as of December 2014

Country2013 TB incidence rate per 100 000 populationMandatory TB case notification by all providersNotification systemType of cases for which notification is requiredTime limit for notificationAgency responsible for enforcing mandatory notificationPenal provisions if fail to notify
Bangladesh224YesMAll diagnosed TBUnclearNTPNone
Belarus70YesM+EAll diagnosed TBUnclearNTP/(MoH)Legal action is only in public sector, as there is no TB treatment in private sector
Bolivia123YesMAll diagnosed TBWithin a weekAgency outside MoHNone
China70YesEOnly pulmonary TB and presumptive TBWithin 24 hCDC, ChinaUnclear
Ethiopia224YesM+EAll diagnosed TBQuarterlyNTPNone
Haiti206YesMAll diagnosed TBUnclearNTP/MoHNone
India171YesM+EAll diagnosed TBMonthlyRNTCP/MoHRecommended punitive action
Indonesia183NoM+ENANANANA
Myanmar373NoMNANANANA
Pakistan275NoM+ENANANA, in future- district health authorityNA at national level, though imprisonment up to 2 years or fine up to 500 000 Rupees or both, for Sindh province only
Peru124YesM+EAll diagnosed TBWithin a weekDept. of Epidemiology/MoHNone
The Philippines292NoMNANANANA
Republic of Korea97YesM+EAll diagnosed TBWithin a weekCDC, KoreaProvision of fine: $2000
Thailand119YesM+EAll diagnosed TBUnclearDept of disease controlProvision of fine: 2000 Baht
Vietnam144YesM+EAll diagnosed TBQuarterlyNTP/MoHNone
  • M: manual; E: electronic; M+E: partly manual and partly electronic; NTP: National TB Programme; MoH: Ministry of Health; CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; NA: not applicable.