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Mandatory reporting - Who has to report tuberculosis?
13/2/2025

In Germany, tuberculosis is a notifiable disease. According to the Infection Protection Act (§6 and §7 IfSG), doctors and laboratories are obliged to report all cases of diagnosed tuberculosis by name to the responsible health authority.

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