https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32866 2026-04-28T21:14:51Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32893 Title: Tuberculosis: global emergency, local implications Abstract: An account of the various factors leading to the global resurgence of tuberculosis focusing in detail on the epidemiology of the disease in Malta for the time period 1986-1995. A set of indicators are identified which can be applied as standardised markers for continued evaluation of the trends of the disease and the services available for its treatment and control. A study of notification and mortality data describes the detailed epidemiology of tuberculosis in Malta. The incidence of tuberculosis during the period studied was 7 per 100,000, and the trends among the local population indicate that eradiction is possible if factors which may introduce new infections within the local population are controlled. A series of studies in special populations identified emerging groups with higher risk of tuberculosis in Malta: persons infected with HIV, intravenous drug users, foreign workers and prisoners. The implications of these results for the control of tuberculosis are codified in a consensus document developed as part of this research. Description: M.PHIL. 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z