Tuberculosis incidence in the Russian Federation has decreased more than 4-fold since the early 2000s.
In Russia, the incidence of tuberculosis has more than quadrupled since the early 2000s, and the death rate sevenfold, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Morshko said. "The Russian Federation occupies a leading position in the rate of decrease in the incidence and mortality from tuberculosis, and annually updates the historical minimum of these indicators.