[Dysentery and amoebiasis in Poland in 2008].

The number as well as incidence rate of notified as shigellosis, bacillary dysentery cases in XXI century are every year lower. Only 33 cases were notified in the year 2008 (incidence rate 0.09/100 000 population), while the 64 cases were notified in 2007 (incidence rate 0.17/100 000), but 35 (incidence rate 0.09) were notified in 2006 and median in the 2002-2006 years was 75 cases, incidence rate 0.2/100 000 population. Since 2000 no one-death case was notified. Several imported cases were notified as they got infection being abroad, polish citizens on holiday abroad, and foreign children coming for vacations in Poland from countries with higher incidence rate for ex. from Ukraine. Out of 11 imported cases three were due to Shigella sp., eight to S. sonnei. Two persons were found infected by S. boydii 8-11 but no one of S. dysentery. In the period of low frequency of Shigella infections, the external quality assessment control of the quality of bacteriological media, laboratory and prae-laboratory procedures for detection of different Shigella groups and types should be executed. A lower number of amoebic dysentery cases were registered 5 cases in 2008 (incidence rate 0.013/100 000 population), but in 2007: the 19 cases, incidence rate 0.05/100 000, and even more in 2006 the 21 cases, incidence rate 0.055/100 000. The cases were registered in 3 voivodeships; infection was probably imported from underdeveloped countries.