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To examine the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in Kiribati from 2000 to 2012, document lessons learned, and recommend ways to mitigate the burden of TB in Kiribati.

A descriptive study was performed using data on TB case notifications, prevalence, incidence, mortality, and treatment outcomes from global reports and data files. Progress towards meeting the Millennium Development Goal TB target (to reduce TB incidence by 2015) and the Regional Strategy to Stop Tuberculosis in the Western Pacific 2011–2015 targets (to reduce TB prevalence and mortality by half by 2015 relative to the level in 2000) was examined.

TB case notifications and the estimated incidence and prevalence have increased in Kiribati since 2000. From 2000 to 2012, Kiribati reported a total of 3863 TB notifications; in 2012, the case notification rate was 343/100 000 population. The majority (89%) of TB patients …