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Influenza in Poland in 2009

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Przegl Epidemiol. 2011;65(2):199-203.
[Influenza in Poland in 2009].
[Article in Polish]
Czarkowski MP, Romanowska M, Staszewska E, Stefańska I, Donevski S, Brydak LB.
Source

Zaklad Epidemiologii Narodowego Instytutu Zdrowia Publicznego--Państwowego Zakładu Higieny w Warszawie. mpc@pzh.gov.pl
Abstract

A total number of 1,081,974 cases of influenza and influenza-like illness were registered in Poland in 2009 (incidence 2,835.9 per 100,000 population). It was nearly 5 times more than in 2008. The impact on increase of the number of reported cases have had two factors: the pandemic of influenza caused by virus A(H1N1)v, and increasing of the surveillance sensitivity. 3,177 (0.29%) cases was laboratory confirmed. In the area of particular regions incidence ranged from 805.2 in świetokrzyskie voivodeship to 5,257.9 in warmifisko-mazurskie voivodeship. Nearly 37% of cases were children under 15 years. The incidence in this age group was 6,851.2 (from 2,010.1 in Swietokrzyskie voivodeship, to 13,291.6 in warmińsko-mazurskie voivodeship). The highest reported incidence was observed in age group 5-14 years (7,135.2). To hospitals, mainly for epidemiological reasons, 8,944 people were sent (0.83% all cases). According to Central Statistical Office data, there were 87 death cases, including 8 (9.2%) children in the age of 15. 70.1% of deaths were registered as cases caused by identified influenza virus.

PMID:
21913459
[PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21913459
 
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