| XII 2006 | Interferon-γ release assays: tuberculin skin tests have many shortcomings | Interferon-γ release assays offer an alternative to tuberculin skin tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis and latent infection or as an additional diagnostic method for active tuberculosis | 37 |
| Contact tracing: policies and practices differ between and in countries Scientific evidence is lacking | Best practice strategies are outlined, suggestions for better monitoring and evaluation of outcome of contact tracing given | 36 |
| XIII 2008 | European Framework: epidemiological patterns are diverse between countries, and control efforts are challenged by problems such as multidrug-resistance tuberculosis, extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, tuberculosis/HIV co-infection and the concentration of cases within vulnerable groups | European Centre of Disease Control has developed a Framework Action Plan to fight tuberculosis in the EUIt is in line with and complementary to the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals and the World Health Organization Stop TB Strategy | 40 |
| Tuberculosis control in high-priority countries: 85% of the European tuberculosis burden is situated in 18 high-priority countries | World Health Organization regional office for Europe has developed a “Plan to Stop TB 2007–2015”The plan describes the main challenges, strategies and activities to control tuberculosis in the 18 high-priority countries | 35 |
| Migration: little information exists on internal and external migration in countries of Eastern EuropeAccess to healthcare for undocumented migrants is not always assured | Internal or external migrants need to be monitoredIn an official statement of the EU recommendations for the most vulnerable (undocumented) migrants were endorsed in November 2008 | 41, 42 |