Numbers of political asylum seekers with active, culture +ve, smear +ve, and drug resistant TB by region of origin
| Country | No screened | Active TB | Prevalence* | 95% CI | Culture +ve | Smear +ve | INH resistant | MDR-TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy=Cyprus; Tu=Turkey; INH=isoniazid; MDR-TB=multidrug resistant tuberculosis. Figures in brackets refer to smear positive disease. *Prevalence rates are per 100 000 with 95% confidence intervals. | ||||||||
| Afghanistan | 3096 | 11 | 355 | 177 to 634 | 4 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
| Balkans | 2295 | 4 | 174 | 47 to 445 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 533 | 0 | 0 | 0 to 689 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Africa | 885 | 5 | 565 | 183 to 1313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Africa | 3042 | 9 | 296 | 135 to 560 | 8 | 6 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| Eastern Europe | 7490 | 14 | 187 | 102 to 313 | 10 | 3 | 2 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Far East (incl China) | 1529 | 3 | 196 | 40 to 572 | 3 | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
| India | 1060 | 5 | 472 | 153 to 1097 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Middle East (Cy & Tu) | 6304 | 2 | 32 | 3 to 114 | 1 | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
| North Africa | 750 | 0 | 0 | 0 to 490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North East Africa | 1052 | 4 | 380 | 103 to 970 | 2 | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 |
| Pakistan | 2088 | 5 | 239 | 77 to 558 | 2 | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 |
| South America | 3779 | 4 | 106 | 28 to 270 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Somalia | 2101 | 22 | 1047 | 657 to 1581 | 9 | 4 | 4 (2) | 1 (1) |
| Southern Africa | 406 | 0 | 0 | 0 to 904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 2806 | 6 | 214 | 78 to 464 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| West Africa | 2254 | 6 | 266 | 97 to 578 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 41470 | 100 | 241 | 196 to 293 | 53 | 24 | 12 (6) | 4 (4) |