Estimated cases of active and smear positive pulmonary TB in political asylum seekers entering UK from 1995 to 1999 extrapolated from Heathrow figures
| Country | UK total asylum seekers* | Estimated pulmonary TB‡ | Estimated smear +ve‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Total number of persons claiming political asylum in UK 1995–8 (data provided by Home Office). †Some asylum seekers are specified by continent rather than country of origin, so the total exceeds the sum of country totals. ‡Estimated TB and smear positive disease calculated using regional prevalences from Heathrow screening data (table 1). Cy=Cyprus; Tu=Turkey. | |||
| Afghanistan | 4735 | 16.8 | 0 |
| Balkans | 12645 | 22 | 5.6 |
| Bangladesh | No separate figure | 0 | 0 |
| Central Africa | 4250 | 24 | 0 |
| East Africa | 6995 | 20.7 | 13.8 |
| Eastern Europe | 16190 | 30.3 | 6.5 |
| Far East (incl China) | 5480 | 10.7 | 3.6 |
| India | 7790 | 36.8 | 22 |
| Middle East (Cy & Tu) | 9570 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| North Africa | 4555 | 0 | 0 |
| North East Africa | 2385 | 9.1 | 2.3 |
| Pakistan | 8420 | 20.1 | 4 |
| South America | 5455 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Somalia | 12660 | 132.6 | 24.1 |
| Southern Africa | No separate figure | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 8745 | 18.7 | 6.2 |
| West Africa | 20630 | 54.9 | 9.1 |
| Total | 152120† | 405.6 | 98.7 |