Review of measles-related events recorded by the National IHR Focal Point in Poland in the years 2016-2018.

Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO), in accordance with the requirements of the International Health Regulations (2005), were obliged to establish National Focal Points for International Health Regulations (IHR NFP), whose task is, among others, consolidating information on public health events of international importance that occur abroad or in the country. The aim of this article is to review information on measles-related events posted on the Event Information Site for IHR National Focal Points, in the Early Warning and Response System (EWRS), received by email directly from other IHR National Focal Points located in WHO member states, and from all organs of the State Sanitary Inspectorate in Poland in the years 2016-2018. In this time period, the IHR NFP recorded 92 measles-related events of which 38 related to individual cases, 37 to outbreaks of the disease, and 17 involved exposure to a measles case.

Campylobacteriosis in Poland in 2015 and 2016.

Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the epidemiological situation of campylobacteriosis in Poland in 2015 and 2016 in comparison to the previous years.

Material And Methods: The evaluation is based on analysis of data from the annual bulletins „Infectious diseases and poisoning in Poland”, information from individual campylobacter case reports sent to the Department of Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and Surveillance, NIPH-NIH by regional sanitary-epidemiological stations, information on outbreaks sent by local sanitary-epidemiological stations through the system ROE (Electronic Registry of Epidemic Outbreaks) and data on deaths from the Department of Demographic Studies of the Central Statistical Office.

Results: In Poland in 2015 653 cases of campylobacteriosis were registered, in 2016 – 787 cases.

Yersiniosis in Poland in 2015 and 2016.

Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the epidemiological situation of yersiniosis in Poland in 2015 and 2016 in comparison to the previous years.

Material And Methods: The evaluation is based on analysis of data from the annual bulletins „Infectious diseases and poisoning in Poland” (4,5), information from individual yersiniosis case reports sent to the Department of Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and Surveillance, NIPH-NIH by regional sanitaryepidemiological stations, information on outbreaks delivered by local sanitary-epidemiological stations through the system „Rejestr Ognisk Epidemicznych” (Electronic Registry of Epidemic Outbreaks) and data on deaths from the Department of Demographic Studies of the Central Statistical Office.

Results: The number of registered yersiniosis cases in Poland in 2015 and 2016 was the same – 205 cases, corresponding to annual incidence of 0.

Foodborne infections and intoxications in Poland in 2017.

Aim: The purpose of this study is to assess the epidemiological situation of food poisonings and infections in Poland in 2017.

Materials And Methods: The evaluation was based on the analysis of information sent to Department of Epidemiology NIPH-NIH through ROE (pol. Rejestr Ognisk Epidemicznych)- (an electronic system created for uploading, transfer and analysis of data acquired during the outbreak investigations).

Campylobacteriosis in Poland in 2017.

Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the epidemiological situation of campylobacteriosis in Poland in 2017 in comparison to previous years.

Material And Methods: The evaluation is based on analysis of data from the annual bulletin “Infectious diseases and poisoning in Poland”, information from individual campylobacter case reports sent by local sanitary-epidemiological stations through the Electronic Registry of Epidemiological Forms (System Rejestracji Wywiadów Epidemiologicznych - SRWE), information on outbreaks shared through the Electronic Registry of Epidemic Outbreaks (Rejestr Ognisk Epidemicznych - ROE) and data on deaths from the Department of Demographic Studies of the Central Statistical Office.

Results: There were 874 registered cases in Poland in 2017, all of them were confirmed cases.

Yersiniosis in Poland in 2017.

Aim: The aim of the study is to assess epidemiological situation of yersiniosis in Poland in 2017 in comparison to previous years.

Material And Methods: The evaluation is based on analysis of data from the annual bulletins “Infectious diseases and poisoning in Poland”, information from individual yersiniosis case reports entered and shared by local sanitary-epidemiological stations through Electronic Registry of Epidemiologic Forms (SRWE), information from individual extraintestinal case reports fulfilled by local sanitary-epidemiological station and sent to the Departments of Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene by regional sanitary-epidemiological stations, information on outbreaks shared through the Electronic Registry of Epidemic Outbreaks (ROE) and data on deaths from the Department of Demographic Studies of the Central Statistical Office.

Results: In 2017 255 cases of yersiniosis, including 191 intestinal and 64 extraintestinal were registered.

Poliomyelitis eradication – the review of notifications from the years 2010-2016 sent to National IHR Focal Point.

Polio eradication programme was launched after World Health Assembly in 1988. Despite considerable decrease in reported cases it still constitutes a significant public health threat. All WHO member state is bound to appoint National IHR Focal Point, which operates based on International Health Regulations (2005), which were enacted during the World Health Assembly in 2005.

Measles elimination – review of event notifications sent to National IHR Focal Point between 2010 and 2016.

The Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) in accordance with International Health Regulations (2005) were obliged to appoint National IHR Focal Points (N IHR FP), of which tasks include obtaining information concerning public health emergencies of international concern which occurred abroad or within the country. The aim of this work is the review of WHO, ECDC, National IHR Focal Points from the WHO Member States and The State Sanitary Inspection notifications related to measles received by National IHR Focal Point in Poland in the period from 2010 to 2016. During this period N IHR FP was informed about 79 events related to measles.

Emerging infectious diseases not covered by routine vaccination in Europe in 2010-2015--the review of WHO and ECDC notifications for the National IHR Focal Point in Poland.

The National IHR Focal Point is a center set up by each Member State of the World Health Organization (WHO) in accordance with the International Health Regulations (2005). The International Health Regulations (IHR) were adopted on 23 May 2005 at the World Health Assembly and entered into force since 15 June 2007 as the legal instrument designed to help protect all countries from uncontrolled international spread of diseases and other urgent public health threats. According to Article 2 of IHR the purpose and scope of these Regulations are to prevent, protect against, control and provide a public health response to the international spread of disease in ways that are commensurate with and restricted to public health risks, and which avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade.

[Hepatitis C in Poland in 2010].

Background: Hepatitis C is registered as a separate entity in the national infectious diseases system in Poland beginning from 1997. All physicians who diagnose the disease are mandated to report it and, additionally, in the years 2006 - 2008, mandatory reporting of positive results of HCV test by laboratories was also implemented. The initial definition adopted at the European Union level was implemented in Poland in 2005 (2005 definition) and it included cases with symptoms or elevated liver function tests, which coincided with the earlier practice.