title: Tetanus in Poland in 2013.
abstract: Tetanus is an infectious disease which, despite the small number of cases is a permanent risk to unvaccinated people. The severity of disease is associated with high mortality especially in older age groups.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the paper is to present epidemiological surveillance data tetanus in 2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  The source of the data are the individual case reports of tetanus sent to the Department of Epidemiology, NIPH-NIH and bulletin data "Infectious diseases and poisonings in Poland in 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 2013 number of recorded cases of tetanus was 14. Four cases of disease occurred in men and 10 in women. Among cases 13 people were over 69 years of age and among them 7 people died.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Severity of tetanus, despite the small number of annual cases leads to several deaths each year, particularly in the older age groups. This deaths could be prevented by vaccination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene in Warsaw.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zieliński
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene in Warsaw.
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rudowska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; 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; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013742:Tetanus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013745:Tetanus Toxoid