Zieliński Andrzej
Zakład Epidemiologii Państwowego Zakładu Higieny ul. Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warszawa.
Przegl Epidemiol. 2002;56(2):335-8.
In last decade gradual decrease in numbers of reported cases of tetanus has been observed. In 2000, 14 cases of tetanus (10 women and 4 men) were reported in Poland. All those cases occurred among people of age 40 or more, 35.7% of cases died. Case fatality increased with age. All cases were unvaccinated or vaccination status was unknown. The data show effectiveness of vaccination program in younger age groups, but they also show need for promotion of post exposure prophylaxis, especially among older people both in rural and in urban areas. No case of neonatal tetanus was noted in Poland since 1984.
在过去十年中，破伤风报告病例数呈逐渐下降趋势。2000年，波兰报告了14例破伤风病例（10名女性和4名男性）。所有这些病例均发生在40岁及以上人群中，35.7%的病例死亡。病死率随年龄增长而增加。所有病例均未接种疫苗或疫苗接种状况不明。数据显示了疫苗接种计划在较年轻年龄组中的有效性，但也表明需要推广暴露后预防措施，特别是在农村和城市地区的老年人中。自1984年以来，波兰未发现新生儿破伤风病例。
