Measles in Poland in 2019.

Introduction: Since 1998 Poland has endorsed measles elimination programme which is coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO). To accomplish measles elimination in the country, achievement of vaccination coverage at 95% in the population is needed, as is the monitoring of the epidemiological situation, i.e.

Occurrence and prevalence of selected zoonotic agents: Echinococcus multilocularis, Trichinella spiralis and hepatitis E virus (HEV) in the population of Polish hunters--results of the study conducted in 2010-2012.

Unlabelled: In Poland the development of the knowledge concerning zoonotic pathogens, of which free-living animals are the reservoir of is gaining in importance both in epidemiological aspect as well as in the context of prevention for improving public health. Dietary habits such as the consumption of forest undergrowth products and wild game meat, and the way of those products being prepared (in the process of barbequing) pose a risk factors of infection with the foodborne pathogens such as Echinococcus multilocularis, Trichinella spp., and HEV.

Human alveolar echinococcosis in Poland: 1990-2011.

Background: Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) caused by Echinococcus multilocularis infections is a dangerous old disease in the Northern Hemisphere. The aim of the paper was to collect and analyze data on human AE in Poland in the last two decades.

Methodology/principal Findings: The sources of data were both the cases officially registered and detected by an active field and laboratory surveillance.

[Human echinococcosis in Poland in 2003-2010 according to the serological tests results of NIPH-NIH].

In 2003-2010 5483 persons suspected of echinococcosis were examined for Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis infections using serological tests in the Department of Medical Parasitology National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene. The screening test ELISA (Bordier Affinity Products S. A.

Detection of Trichinella spiralis DNA in mouse faeces during the early stage of infection.

Trichinella spiralis is an etiological agent of trichinellosis, a parasitic disease present worldwide, affecting both animals and humans. The infection starts from the intestinal stage which usually lasts a few weeks and develops into the muscle phase when larvae enter the muscle cells and create a nurse cell-larva-complex. In animals, the infection is asymptomatic even if a high number of larvae is ingested.

[Occurrence of intestinal parasites among first grade students in Poland in years 2002/2003].

Unlabelled: In the school year 2002/2003 there were examined in Poland some of the population of 7-year-old children for the presence of intestinal parasites, continuing countrywide operation launched in 1988.

Methods: The studies were based on the examination of a single faecal specimen and a cellophane swab using the following methods: wet mount preparations in 0.9% NaCl and diluted Lugol's ioine, zinc sulphate centrifugal flotation and decantation.