Public Health Bulletin on Tuberculosis in Brittany. March 2022.

Key Points

  • The incidence of tuberculosis is estimated at 4.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, ranking the region 9th in mainland France.

  • The incidence of tuberculosis is declining in all departments of the region except Ille-et-Vilaine.

  • The number of active tuberculosis cases among people born abroad and those born in France is equivalent.

  • Among cases born abroad, the majority are diagnosed within two years of arriving in France

  • Isolated pulmonary forms or those associated with extrapulmonary sites are the vast majority (69%). Among pulmonary forms, one-third are bacilliferous.

  • Meningeal or miliary forms remain rare (5.5% of cases) and did not involve children under the age of 15.

  • In nearly 80% of cases, the diagnosis was made following spontaneous presentation to the healthcare system, and in 10% of cases during an investigation into a case.

  • Thirteen percent of cases were identified in group living settings.

In relation to

Our latest news

news

Etienne Pot Appointed Interim Director General of Santé publique France

news

Arboviral Diseases in 2026: Mosquito-Borne Diseases Continue to Spread This...

news

Andes Hantavirus: Implementation of epidemiological investigations and...