Number of Mycobacterium bovis case notifications by age group and place of birth, UK, 1999-2016 220 200 180
Number of cases
160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20
0 0-14
15-44
45-64
65+
Age group Non-UK born
UK born
TB cases reported to ETS/ESMI are matched to laboratory isolates from the Mycobacterium Reference Laboratories. M. bovis cases are TB cases that match to an M. bovis isolate.
Sources: Enhanced Tuberculosis Surveillance (ETS), Enhanced Surveillance of Mycobacterial Infections (ESMI) Data extracted: April 2017 Prepared by: TB Section, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, National Infection Service, Public Health England