The epidemiological projection for Poland and the region in 2025/2026

Authors

  • Maja Romanowska Global Immunization Action Network Team, Authorized Agent: California Hepatitis C Task Force, Inc. (EIN 92-0193770), USA South East Technical University, Waterford Campus: Cork Road, Waterford City, Co. Waterford, X91 K0EK, Ireland Interdisciplinary Crisis and Epidemiological Monitoring Team, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4704-8760
  • Stanisław Maksymowicz School of Public Health, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, al. Warszawska 30, 10-082 Olsztyn, Poland; Interdisciplinary Crisis and Epidemiological Monitoring Team, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6606-9575
  • Ireneusz Skawina University of Social Sciences (Społeczna Akademia Nauk), ul. Sienkiewicza 9, 90-113 Łódź, Poland; Interdisciplinary Crisis and Epidemiological Monitoring Team, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6614-5649
  • Andrzej Jarynowski Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 67, 14163 Berlin, Germany; Division of Healthcare Innovations, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland Interdisciplinary Crisis and Epidemiological Monitoring Team https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0949-6674

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15503/emet2025.126.133

Keywords:

health security; One Health; climate change; migration; population ageing; Civil Protection Act

Abstract

Aim. Anticipate key public-health threats for Poland in 2025/26 amid climate change, intensified mobility of goods and people, migration, rapid ageing and uneven urban–rural change, within the window created by the Year of Health Education & Prevention and the new Civil Protection Act and EU Council presidency.

Concept. Integrated One Health surveillance and preparedness linking human, animal and environmental signals (clinical, wastewater, border checks) with coordi- nated risk communication and education across sectors.

Results. Climate extremes, zoonotic and food-borne risks (H5N1, Haff disease), rising enteric and nosocomial infections, very low yet monitored COVID-19 activity, post-peak pertussis, stable but persistent HIV/TB burdens, and AI-driven bio- and info-threats; vaccination updates proceed while the new, optional school health-educa- tion course omits critical topics like misinformation and disaster readiness.

Cognitive value. Delivers a concise, forward-looking map of intersecting risks, operationalises One Health beyond rhetoric, and pinpoints surveillance, communica- tion and curricular gaps that policymakers and practitioners can address immediately.

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Published

2025-11-29

How to Cite

Romanowska, M., Maksymowicz, S., Skawina, I., & Jarynowski, A. (2025). The epidemiological projection for Poland and the region in 2025/2026. E-Methodology, 12(12), 126–133. https://doi.org/10.15503/emet2025.126.133

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Vol. 12 No. 12 (2025): E-methodology

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“On the Internet” – Research

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