Infectious diseases in Poland in 2011.

Abstract

The aim of the study was assessment of the epidemiological situation of infectious and parasitic diseases in Poland in 2011 MATERIALS AND METHODS: The main source of data to develop the statistical overview was the annual bulletin "Infectious diseases in Poland in 2011," and "Vaccinations in Poland in 2011,"/NIPH-NIH, CSI, 2011 and information contained in the articles of epidemiological journal in which authors depth discussion of the epidemiological situation of 27 diseases or groups of diseases. Data on deaths are based on the statements of the Department of the Central Statistical Office of Demographic Studies. Upper respiratory tract infection classified as "influenza and influenza-like illness" in 2011, were reported in a total number of 1,156,357 cases, which was an 108.0% increase of incidence as compared with 2010. and in relation to the median of the years 2005 - 2009 of 205.9%. In 2011, food infections dominated among the bacterial infections caused by Salmonella, with the continuing decline of incidence and fraction of salmonellosis among other etiologies. Among the diseases that can be prevented by vaccination it was reported 30.7% increase in the incidence of pertussis. In relation to the median of the years 2005-2009 is a decrease of 16.9%. A downward trend in the incidence of mumps was maintained. As compared to 2010, the incidence decreased by 7.0%. When compared to the median of the years 2005 to 2009 the decline was 38.3%. In relation to the median of the years 2005-2009 there have been a decrease of the number of rubella cases by 67.7% and there have been no reported cases of congenital rubella. A further decline in the incidence of invasive disease caused by H. influenzae was observed. The incidence of tuberculosis in 2011 increased as compared to the previous year from 19.7 to 22/100,000 in respect to all forms of tuberculosis, and pulmonary tuberculosis from 18.3 to 20.5/100,000. The number of newly diagnosed HIV-infected persons also increased. In 2011 it was reported 1,105 cases (2.87/100,000), compared with the previous year, an increase of 14.8%. In 2011, there were reported 221 cases (0.57/100,000) of tick-borne encephalitis, i.e. by 25.5% less than in the previous year, the incidence of viral meningitis decreased by 11.8%. In 2011, there were no cases of especially dangerous infectious diseases: plague, anthrax, diphtheria, polio, rabies and viral hemorrhagic fevers besides dengue, of which 5 cases acquired in endemic areas were reported to the epidemiological surveillance. Due to infectious and parasitic diseases in 2011, died in Poland 3,408 people total. The share of deaths from these causes in the total number of deaths was 0.91%, and the mortality rate--8.8 per 100,000 population, 52.0% of all deaths were due to sepsis.