Towards selective tuberculosis screening of people in prison in a low-incidence country

In 2018, 806 tuberculosis (TB) patients were notified in the Netherlands, which was the second lowest number recorded since notification became mandatory in 1980; only 2017 had less notified cases (n=783) [1]. In this century, TB notification rates in the Netherlands declined by 50%, from 9.3 patients per 100 000 population in 2001 (1492 patients) to 4.7 per 100 000 in 2018. In 2018, 77% of the TB patients were born outside the Netherlands. Footnotes This manuscript has recently been accepted for publication in the European Respiratory Journal . It is published here in its accepted form prior to copyediting and typesetting by our production team. After these production processes are complete and the authors have approved the resulting proofs, the article will move to the latest issue of the ERJ online. Please open or download the PDF to view this article. Conflict of interest: Dr. de Vries has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Mrs. Commandeur has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. Erkens has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. Haddad has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Mrs. Jansen has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. Kouw has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. Kamphorst-Roemer has nothing to disclose.