Abstract
In 2002, 264 intestinal cestode infections were registered in Poland. Among them 193 were caused by Taenia saginata, 3 by T. solium, 53 by Taenia sp., 1 by Hymenolepis nana, 1 by Diphyllobothrium latum, 1 by Hymenolepis diminuta. Moreover, 40 cases of cystic echinococcosis were also registered. The obtained results confirmed decreasing frequency of intestinal cestodoses in Poland.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Animals
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Cestoda / isolation & purification*
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Cestode Infections / epidemiology*
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Cestode Infections / parasitology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Diphyllobothrium / isolation & purification
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Echinococcus / isolation & purification
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Female
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Humans
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Hymenolepis / isolation & purification
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Incidence
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Poland / epidemiology
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Risk Factors
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Rural Population / statistics & numerical data
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Taenia saginata / isolation & purification
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Taenia solium / isolation & purification
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Urban Population / statistics & numerical data