Changes in age specific immunity to diphtheria in Poland in the past 40 years

A Zakrzewska; A Galazka; D Rymkiewicz

doi:10.2807/esm.02.08.00129-en

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Changes in age specific immunity to diphtheria in Poland in the past 40 years
A Zakrzewska¹ , A Galazka¹ , D Rymkiewicz¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Vaccine and Sera Control Department, National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland

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Citation style for this article: Zakrzewska A, Galazka A, Rymkiewicz D. Changes in age specific immunity to diphtheria in Poland in the past 40 years. Euro Surveill. 1997;2(8):pii=129. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.02.08.00129-en

Abstract

In recent years people in Poland have acquired diphtheria from eastern neighbours. It was considered important therefore to study the age specific immunity against diphtheria and to compare it with the results of seroepidemiological studies conducted in t