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  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases

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  • Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health challenge.
  • Understanding the epidemiology of TB is crucial for effective control strategies.
  • Poland's TB situation requires analysis in the context of European trends.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the key epidemiological features of tuberculosis in Poland during 2021.
  • To compare Poland's TB data with that of European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of national TB case data, including drug susceptibility.
  • Inclusion of mortality data from Statistics Poland and HIV-TB co-infection data.
  • Utilized data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and WHO.

Main Results:

  • Poland reported 3704 TB cases in 2021, with an incidence of 9.7 per 100,000 population.
  • Pulmonary TB constituted 95.9% of cases; 1.9% had multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB).
  • Incidence was higher in men (14.6/100,000) than women (5.1/100,000) and increased with age.

Conclusions:

  • Tuberculosis incidence in Poland increased by 10.2% from 2020 to 2021.
  • Poland demonstrated higher bacteriological confirmation rates (82.6%) and lower MDR-TB rates (1.9%) compared to EU/EEA averages.
  • Poland shows a lower impact of migration on TB epidemiology compared to EU/EEA countries.