Epidemiological features of tuberculosis in the Republic of Macedonia

To describe epidemiological characteristics of tuberculosis in the Republic of Macedonia. The data are taken from annual reports on the work of dispensaries and the health facilities for lung diseases and tuberculosis as well as from the Central Registry for tuberculosis in Macedonia, provided at the Public Health Institution, Institute for Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis, in 2007. Descriptive epidemiological method, statistical processing and data analysis are applied for the realization of the targets.The data are shown by indicators set out in the national tuberculosis program.