[Tuberculosis among immigrants in East Germany].

Abstract

The number of new cases of tuberculosis decreased hardly during the last seven years in the GDR. This is especially seen in the age group of 20 to 29 years. The percentage of immigrants with tuberculosis in the age group named above increased from 24% (1982) to 41% (1988). Special attention is to pay to the case finding of tuberculosis among the GDR citizens at the age of 20-29 years as the number of new cases of tuberculosis did not change in the last years.