Hourani, Abdulla Zahi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9619-381X
Abdelsalam, Abdelrahman https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7493-4537
Sürmeli, Arman David https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4934-4391
Article History
Received: 3 June 2025
Accepted: 25 December 2025
First Online: 3 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study analyzed anonymized, aggregate data from Poland’s national notifiable disease surveillance (NIZP PZH–PIB/State Sanitary Inspection, EpiBaza). No individual-level or identifiable information was used; no new human or animal data were collected. In accordance with applicable regulations and institutional policies, ethical approval and informed consent were not required for analyses of publicly available, aggregate surveillance data.
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no competing interests to declare.