Abstract
In 2009, 19 cases of tetanus (10 women and 9 men) were reported in Poland. Except for two cases in males at age 20-29 most of those cases were among people of age 60 or more. In 2009 4 deaths were recorded. All cases were unvaccinated or vaccination status was unknown. Only in 2 cases post exposure anatoxine was applied. Younger age groups were spared which indicated effectiveness of vaccination program for those groups. There is a need for promotion of vaccinations in older age groups, which are mostly affected, and also are of the risk of death from tetanus.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Clostridium tetani / isolation & purification
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Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control
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Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data*
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Female
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Health Education / statistics & numerical data
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Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Incidence
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Poland / epidemiology
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Registries / statistics & numerical data*
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Rural Population / statistics & numerical data
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Tetanus / diagnosis*
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Tetanus / mortality*
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Tetanus / prevention & control
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Tetanus Toxoid / administration & dosage*
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Urban Population / statistics & numerical data
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Young Adult