In 1986, the CDC reported that tuberculosis cases increased in the United States for the first time since national reporting had begun in 1953: 22,725 cases compared with a record low of 22,201 cases the year before.

Evidence-based strategies are urgently needed for detecting, preventing and treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among migrant populations in low-incidence countries in Europe, according to a narrative review published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection.