High rates of tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis B
High rates of tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis B are found in migrants coming to live as long-term residents in Britain, according to a report. Three-quarters of tuberculosis cases reported in Britain last year were born abroad, with many diagnosed two or more years after their arrival. Almost two-thirds of newly diagnosed cases of HIV and 80 per cent of hepatitis B infected blood donors in 2010 were born abroad. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) report says 12 per cent of people living in Britain in 2010 were born abroad - up from 8 per cent in 2001. 'A small proportion of the non-UK born residents bear the greatest burden of infectious disease reported in the UK,' it says. The report found that half of migrants with newly diagnosed HIV had probably become infected in Britain. Migrants going back to visit family and friends are the 'main risk group' for infections such as malaria and enteric fever diagnosed in Britain, it reports. Almost two-thirds of malar