Cases of tuberculosis in Dumfries and Galloway at highest level for nearly a decade
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dailyrecord.co.ukCases of tuberculosis in Dumfries and Galloway have hit their highest level for nearly a decade. New figures from Public Health Scotland show there were six recorded cases in 2023 – up from two in 2022.
And it’s the highest number in the region since 2014, when there were also six incidents. The Public Health Scotland figures also show there were 283 cases across Scotland last year, up from 201 the previous 12 months.
It means the case rate has risen from 3.7 per 100,000 people in 2022 to 5.2 cases per 100,000 last year – the highest rate since 2017.
The national rate also shows there 1.9 cases per 100,000 people among those born in the UK, compared to 36.5 cases per 100,000 people not born in the UK.
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