1. TB epidemiology in Bulgaria
D. Stefanova
V. Ljokova

2. Republic of Bulgaria Till end of 2001- 7,845,499 population Males- 3,816,200; Females- 4,029,700

3. TB in Bulgaria 2002 Notification cases- 3,335
with pulmonary TB- 2,942 (88.2 %)
with extrapulmonary TB- 393 (11.8 %)
Smear positive cases- 1,007 (30.2 %)
Smear negative cases- 2,328 (69.8 %)
Culture positive cases- 1,253 (37.6 %)
Relapses- 373 (11.2 %)

4. TB incidence in Bulgaria (per 100,000 population)

5. TB incidence in Bulgaria by counties 1999-2002

6. Registered TB patients in Bulgaria by counties 2002

7. Smear positive patients in Bulgaria (per 100,000 population)

8. Distribution of the registered TB patients in Bulgaria for 2002 by localization

9. Distribution of the registered TB patients in Bulgaria for 2002 by TB form

10. Distribution of the registered TB patients in Bulgaria (n=3,335) for 2002 by sex

11. Distribution of the registered TB patients in Bulgaria (n=3,335) for 2002 by age

12. Distribution of the registered TB patients in Bulgaria (n=3,335) for 2002 by sex and age

13. DOTS- outcome of treatment (1075 patients)2% 7
14% 3 6% 12
25% 26
53%
Relapses
49 patients 6 1% 15 3%
494
93%
Smear (-)
530 patients 9 14 20 4% 44 9%
394
79%
Smear (+)
496 patients
Transferred
Defaulted
Failure
Died
Treatment completed
Cured

14. DOTS- outcome of treatment- 496 smear positive patients

15. DOTS- outcome of treatment- 530 smear negative patients

16. DOTS- outcome of treatment- 49 relapses