| [hepatitis c in poland in 2003]. | hcv surveillance in poland is based on registration of newly detected both acute and chronic cases. the data from 1999 - 2003 demonstrate a slight upward trend with an increase in incidence of 0.1 per 100,000 annually. in 2003 there were 2,255 registered cases (incidence 5.9 per 100,000), including 5.2% mixed hcv/hbv infections. the incidence in the urban areas (7.6 per 100,000) was two times higher then the incidence in rural areas (3.1) and the incidence in men (7.0) was 42% higher then in wom ... | 2005 | 16190534 |