Written answers
Thursday, 17 April 2008
Department of Health and Children
Infectious Diseases
5:00 pm
Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases of tuberculosis reported here from 2002 to 2007 inclusive and to date in 2008. [14230/08]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) monitors rates of TB in Ireland on an on-going basis. According to data provided by the HPSC, TB notifications in Ireland between 2002 and 2007 were as shown in the following table.
Year | Number of cases |
2002 | 408 |
2003 | 407 |
2004 | 432 |
2005 | 450 |
2006 (Provisional) | 458 |
2007(Provisional) | 474 |
Information in respect of 2008 to date, is not available as yet.
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