Publications by authors named "Ewa Cielebak"
Aim: The aim of this article is to describe and assess changes in epidemiological situation of Hepatitis A in Poland in 2017.
Materials And Methods: The assessment was based on the information from the individual case questionnaires, aggregated data from the bulletins “Infectious diseases and poisonings in Poland in 2017” and reports from epidemiological investigations in outbreaks of hepatitis A, submitted by the sanitary-epidemiological stations to the Department of Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and Surveillance in NIPH-NIH.
Results: In 2017 a large increase of HAV cases and hepatitis A incidence was observed in Poland (3006 cases, incidence 7.
Objective: Analysis of epidemiological situation of influenza in Poland in 2013 and 2013/14 epidemic season in reference to previous years and seasons.
Material And Methods: Analysis was based on: 1) data collected within influenza routine surveillance system in Poland, including data published in annual bulletins “Infectious diseases and poisonings in Poland” as well as unpublished data gathered in the Department of Epidemiology of the NIPH-NIH; 2) data collected within influenza system - Sentinel, and beyond this system, concerning results of virological tests carried out in 2013/14 epidemic season in the Department of Influenza Research, National Influenza Center in the NIPHNIH and/or laboratories of provincial sanitary and epidemiological stations which are gathered in the National Influenza Center.
Results: Compared to 2012, the number of influenza and influenza-like cases increased more than twofold in 2013 in Poland.