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<p>Comprehensive analyses of surveillance data in relation to tuberculosis (TB) in
England are published in the UK Health Security Agency’s annual reports, which are
available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tuberculosis-in-england-2023-report-data-up-to-end-of-2022"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tuberculosis-in-england-2023-report-data-up-to-end-of-2022</a></p><p>Provisional
2023 data indicates that notifications have increased by over 10%, from 4,380 in 2022
to 4,850 in 2023. Non-United Kingdom born individuals account for an increasing proportion
of TB notifications in England, accounting for 79.1% of notifications in 2022. Approximately
half of those notifications were within six years of entry to the UK.</p><p>People
with TB continued to be concentrated in large urban areas, and in the most deprived
postcodes. Social risk factors, including alcohol or drug misuse, homelessness, imprisonment,
mental health needs, and asylum seeker status, were reported in 16% of individuals
notified with TB in 2022.</p>
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