title: Tetanus in Poland in 2011.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Tetanus epidemiological assessment of the situation in Poland in 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used the data published in the annual bulletin "Infectious diseases and poisonings in Poland in 2011" and "Vaccinations in 2011" (NIPH-NIH-Department of Epidemiology, GIS - Department of Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Humans - Warsaw 2012) and individual reports sent to the Department of Epidemiology NIPH-NIH RESULTS: In 2011 there were reported 14 cases of tetanus--(incidence 0.036/100 000) two less than in 2010. The patients were aged 50 years or more. Among them 4 persons were vaccinated. In remaining 10 cases there was a lack of data on vaccination. 5 patients died (35.7%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The incidence of tetanus in Poland occurs mostly in people aged above 50 years of age. Vaccination should be promoted among the elderly in the recommended intervals, every 10 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health -National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland. azielinski@pzh.gov.pl
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zieliński
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rudowska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D032541:Mass Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013742:Tetanus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D013745:Tetanus Toxoid