[Meningitis and encephalitis in 1997].
In 1997, 4,409 cases of meningitis and 632 cases of encephalitis were reported in Poland. Meningitis incidence rate was 11.4 per 100,000, and was 3-times lower than in 1996. The etiology of meningitis cases was as follows: 2,713 (61.5%) were due to viral agents (ECHO 30 dominated), 1,351 (30.7%) were caused by bacterial agents: 144 meningococcal (3.3%) and 1,207 other bacterial. The bacterial etiology was following: 33.2% were due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, 27.6% were cased by Haemophilus influenzae type b, and 11.6% by Staphylococci. Encephalitis incidence rate was 1.6 per 100,000. There were 201 cases of tick-borne encephalitis, found mainly in endemic areas of Białystok and Suwałki voivodeships.
Zakład Epidemiologii Państwowego, Zakładu Higieny, Warszawa.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013997:Time Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014765:Viral Vaccines
Zapalenia opon mózgowo-rdzeniowych i zapalenia mózgu w 1997 roku.