Abstract
Between 1997-2006, 3,523 intestinal cestode infections were registered in Poland. Among them 2,748 were caused by Taenia saginata, 41 by T. solium, 533 by Taenia species, 20 by Hymenolepis nana, 5 by Hymenolepis diminuta, 11 by Diphyllobothrium latum, 3 by Dipylidium caninum. Moreover, 350 cases of cystic echinococcosis and 8 cases of cysticercosis were also registered. The obtained results confirmed decreasing frequency of intestinal cestodoses in Poland.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Cestoda / isolation & purification*
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Cestode Infections / diagnosis*
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Cestode Infections / epidemiology*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Comorbidity
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Cysticercosis / diagnosis
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Cysticercosis / epidemiology
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Diphyllobothriasis / diagnosis
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Diphyllobothriasis / epidemiology
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Echinococcosis / diagnosis
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Echinococcosis / epidemiology
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Female
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Humans
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Hymenolepiasis / diagnosis
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Hymenolepiasis / epidemiology
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Infant
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Monieziasis / diagnosis
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Monieziasis / epidemiology
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Poland / epidemiology
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Population Surveillance*
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Taeniasis / diagnosis
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Taeniasis / epidemiology
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Urban Population / statistics & numerical data