title: [Pertussis in 2005].
abstract: In 2005 number of reported cases of pertussis in Poland was 1925, 35% les then in the previous year (2954 in 2004). More cases occurred among females (1084 cases, 5.5 /100,000) than among males (841 cases, 4.6 /100,000) and in urban areas 1447 (6.2 /100,000) than in the rural ones 478 (3.2 /100,000). But in younger age groups 0-4 and 5-9 higher incidence was observed in rural areas. The difference was particularly big among children les than 1 year. In general number of cases reported in Poland remains relatively low. Problem is uneven distribution in different voivodeships (districts) which bring strong possibility of very low sensitivity of surveillance between regions.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Epidemiologii Państwowego Zakładu Higieny ul. Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warszawa.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zieliński
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D032541:Mass Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality
chemical_list: D010567:Pertussis Vaccine