Country profile: Poland. Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)

Data
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In Poland, TBE is endemic and 200–300 cases are reported annually, 90% from two provinces neighbouring the Baltic States. A surveillance case definition has been in use since 2005.

TBE average annual incidence rate per 100 000 inhabitants by NUTS3, Poland (n=2 680, period 2000–2010)

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Number of TBE cases and incidence per 100 000 inhabitants by year/Number of TBE cases by gender and age, Poland

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Number of TBE cases by gender and age, Poland

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Number of TBE cases and incidence per 100 000 inhabitants by year, Poland

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Indicator

Description

Type of surveillance

Comprehensive

Type of reporting

Mandatory

Type of data recorded

Case-based

Cases routinely reported

Cases with CNS infection

Case definition

Yes (2005)

Provision of surveillance data

Case-based (2000–2010)

Estimated sensitivity of surveillance

50-75%

Reference laboratory

National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw 

Narodowy Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego - Państwowy Zakład Higieny (pzh.gov.pl)

The data is published in the report 'Epidemiological situation of tick-borne encephalitis in the EU and EFTA'. The report was a first effort to collect existing data on TBE in EU/EFTA countries. The data, covering the period 2000–2010, were collected from different sources using different case definitions, time scales, and spatial units and do not reflect the complete picture and complexity of the epidemiology of this disease.