Help and information on tuberculosis for Ukrainian refugees and those treating them

If you need information material for Ukrainian patients with tuberculosis, you can download the DZK information sheet on tuberculosis for this purpose. You can also download the printed version here here. Explain-TB also provides information on tuberculosis. Explain-TB is available both as an app and as a website: to Explain TB >>>

On the website of the Robert Koch Institute you will find extensive information on the following topics the topic of flight and health including Tuberculosis.

If you have any questions about complex tuberculosis cases, you can contact the DZK at 030-81490922, the TB-Info-Telephone of the Borstels Research Center 04537-188-0 or the National Reference Center for Mycobacteria 04537-188-2110.

> The guideline on tuberculosis in adults has just been published and can be found in the Guidelines APP LeiLa >>>

> A Statement on tuberculosis testing in refugee children and adolescents from Ukraine is available here.

> The Guideline for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of tuberculosis in children and adolescents can be found here >>>

For the treatment of resistant tuberculosis, please refer to the following statement:

> Statement on the new WHO recommendation on the treatment of multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis

For the diagnosis and treatment of resistant tuberculosis, you should contact a specialized treatment center.

For general information on tuberculosis, please also refer to the FAQ section >>>

and to the guide Tuberculosis of the RKI >>>

For questions about tuberculosis that concern the public health service, an advice network is available for download.