Michael Ring
Question:624 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of incidents of tuberculosis in each county for the past three years. [1544/01]
Written Answers. - Tuberculosis Incidence.
The National Disease Surveillance Centre has advised that the number of cases of tuberculosis notified in the years 1998, 1999 and in the period up to 30 September 2000 is as follows:
|
County |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 (January– September)(Provisional) |
|
Carlow |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
Cavan |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|
Clare |
19 |
17 |
11 |
|
Cork |
61 |
58 |
55 |
|
Donegal |
8 |
8 |
3 |
|
Dublin |
136 |
148 |
105 |
|
Galway |
41 |
41 |
* |
|
Kerry |
17 |
17 |
9 |
|
Kildare |
11 |
25 |
5 |
|
Kilkenny |
3 |
3 |
4 |
|
Laois |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
Leitrim |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
Limerick |
28 |
30 |
28 |
|
Longford |
2 |
5 |
3 |
|
Louth |
12 |
11 |
13 |
|
Mayo |
8 |
10 |
* |
|
Meath |
11 |
8 |
4 |
|
Monaghan |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
Offaly |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
Roscommon |
5 |
7 |
* |
|
Sligo |
9 |
8 |
5 |
|
Tipperary |
10 |
12 |
10 |
|
Waterford |
13 |
13 |
9 |
|
Westmeath |
4 |
5 |
4 |
|
Wexford |
7 |
7 |
1 |
|
Wicklow |
5 |
7 |
3 |
|
Western HealthBoard |
– |
- |
46* (12 months) |
|
Total |
424 |
457 |
331 |
*The Western Health Board has provisionally notified a total of 46 cases for the year 2000. A breakdown of this figure by county is not available.