Country | 2013 TB incidence rate per 100 000 population | Mandatory TB case notification by all providers | Notification system | Type of cases for which notification is required | Time limit for notification | Agency responsible for enforcing mandatory notification | Penal provisions if fail to notify |
Bangladesh | 224 | Yes | M | All diagnosed TB | Unclear | NTP | None |
Belarus | 70 | Yes | M+E | All diagnosed TB | Unclear | NTP/(MoH) | Legal action is only in public sector, as there is no TB treatment in private sector |
Bolivia | 123 | Yes | M | All diagnosed TB | Within a week | Agency outside MoH | None |
China | 70 | Yes | E | Only pulmonary TB and presumptive TB | Within 24 h | CDC, China | Unclear |
Ethiopia | 224 | Yes | M+E | All diagnosed TB | Quarterly | NTP | None |
Haiti | 206 | Yes | M | All diagnosed TB | Unclear | NTP/MoH | None |
India | 171 | Yes | M+E | All diagnosed TB | Monthly | RNTCP/MoH | Recommended punitive action |
Indonesia | 183 | No | M+E | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Myanmar | 373 | No | M | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Pakistan | 275 | No | M+E | NA | NA | NA, in future- district health authority | NA at national level, though imprisonment up to 2 years or fine up to 500 000 Rupees or both, for Sindh province only |
Peru | 124 | Yes | M+E | All diagnosed TB | Within a week | Dept. of Epidemiology/MoH | None |
The Philippines | 292 | No | M | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Republic of Korea | 97 | Yes | M+E | All diagnosed TB | Within a week | CDC, Korea | Provision of fine: $2000 |
Thailand | 119 | Yes | M+E | All diagnosed TB | Unclear | Dept of disease control | Provision of fine: 2000 Baht |
Vietnam | 144 | Yes | M+E | All diagnosed TB | Quarterly | NTP/MoH | None |
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.