title: [Cestode infections in Poland in 2003].
abstract: In 2003, 218 intestinal cestode infections were registered in Poland. Among them 157 were caused by Taenia saginata, 4 by T. solium, 32 by Taenia sp., 1 by Diphyllobothrium latum,. Moreover, 34 cases of cystic echinococcosis were also registered. The obtained results confirmed decreasing frequency of intestinal cestodes in Poland.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Parazytologii Lekarskiej, Państwowego Zakładu Higieny, ul. Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warszawa.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waloch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004170:Diphyllobothrium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006926:Hymenolepis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D041202:Taenia saginata / Q000302:isolation & purification; D041201:Taenia solium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data