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Legionellosis in Poland in 2011.
[legionellosis]
The
main
objective
of
this
article
is
to
assess
the
epidemiology
of
legionellosis
in
Poland
in
2011
,
using
national
surveillance
data
.
We
reviewed
surveillance
data
published
in
the
annual
bulletin
"
Infectious
diseases
and
poisonings
in
Poland
"
from
2005
to
2011
,
and
legionellosis
case
reports
from
2011
sent
to
the
Department
of
Epidemiology
NIPH-NIH
by
Sanitary-
Epidemiological
Stations
.
In
2011
,
a
total
18
Legionnaires
'
disease
(
Legionnaires
'
pneumonia
)
cases
was
reported
.
Annual
incidence
rate
(
0
.
05
per
100
,
000
population
)
has
dropped
by
more
than
50
%
compared
to
previous
year
,
but
was
similar
to
the
median
incidence
reported
in
years
2005
-
2009
.
For
several
years
,
the
legionellosis
incidence
varies
for
different
regions
,
but
generally
is
slightly
higher
in
Mazowieckie
province
;
the
incidence
among
men
(
0
.
06
per
100
,
000
)
is
slightly
higher
than
the
incidence
among
women
(
0
.
04
)
.
In
2011
,
only
sporadic
cases
have
been
reported
.
All
patients
presented
with
pneumonia
(
no
Pontiac
fever
cases
)
and
were
hospitalized
.
Four
deaths
related
to
the
disease
(
in
patients
above
55
years
of
age
)
were
reported
.
Source
of
infection
was
identified
only
in
one
hospital-acquired
legionellosis
.
Furthermore
,
one
case
was
associated
with
a
treatment
at
a
sanatorium
;
There
were
two
imported
cases
associated
with
travel
to
Italy
and
France
.
We
concluded
,
that
national
surveillance
shall
be
shifted
toward
collecting
more
information
about
possible
environmental
sources
of
infection
/
exposures
to
Legionella
.
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