In 2012, the tuberculosis (TB) notification rate among Romanian TB facility doctors and nurses was 7.2 times higher than in the general population.
For example, changes in the way cases are reported to WHO can also produce changes in the case notification rate.
These figures equate to an estimated notification rate of 51/100,000/year for MDR-TB, if all TB cases were to be tested.
In all models, the one-year lagged smear-positive notification rate is significant, confirming the presence of serial autocorrelation (Wooldridge test, p<0.0001).
This analytically isolates determinants of incidence from other drivers of change in notifications, so that any remaining change in notification rate becomes attributable to change in case detection.
This number is then translated into an estimated incidence rate by taking advantage of the definition of the case detection rate: case notification rate over incidence rate.
For example, as well known by epidemiologists, a high perceived risk during an epidemic can increase the notification rate, especially if the surveillance system is based on consultations.
In mid-June 2009 the State of Victoria in Australia appeared to have the highest notification rate of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in the world.
These figures equate to an estimated case notification rate for MDR-TB of 51/100,000/year, with new cases constituting 55% of the estimated MDR-TB burden.
In 2004, Zambia reported the sixth highest notification rate in Africa with 471 new or relapsed cases per 100 000 population.
We calculated annual notification rate ratios (NRR) by dividing the notification rate among persons ≥65 years by the notification rate in those 20 64 years.
