[Evaluation of epidemiological situation of cestode infections in Poland in the years 1997-2006 on the basis of data from san-epid stations]

Przegl Epidemiol. 2010;64(4):533-6.
[Article in Polish]

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.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Cestoda / isolation & purification*
  • Cestode Infections / diagnosis*
  • Cestode Infections / epidemiology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Comorbidity
  • Cysticercosis / diagnosis
  • Cysticercosis / epidemiology
  • Diphyllobothriasis / diagnosis
  • Diphyllobothriasis / epidemiology
  • Echinococcosis / diagnosis
  • Echinococcosis / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hymenolepiasis / diagnosis
  • Hymenolepiasis / epidemiology
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Monieziasis / diagnosis
  • Monieziasis / epidemiology
  • Poland / epidemiology
  • Population Surveillance*
  • Taeniasis / diagnosis
  • Taeniasis / epidemiology
  • Urban Population / statistics & numerical data