[Meningitis and encephalitis in Poland in 2007].
In Poland, 3,361 cases of neuroinfections were reported in 2007, of which 1,078 had bacterial etiology, 1,717--viral aetiology, and 566--other or unknown origin. The etiological agent was determined in 611 (57%) cases of bacterial neuroinfections. Among them N. meningitidis was found in 224 cases, H. influenzae type B (Hib) in 35 cases and S. pneumoniae in 161 cases. An increasing trend in meningococcal infections incidence has been observed in 2007, and a substantial decrease ofHib incidence, related to increasing vaccination coverage. Viral neuroinfections incidence in 2007 increased compared to year 2006. Among confirmed cases, there were 233 cases oftick-borne encephalitis. Most of the cases were reported from endemic areas of north-eastern part of the country.
Zakład Epidemiologii Narodowego Instytutu Zdrowia Publicznego-Państwowego Zakładu Higieny w Warszawie. alankiewicz@pzh.gov.pl
Aleksandra
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Lankiewicz
Aleksandra
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Polkowska
Irena
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Chrześcijańska
Agnieszka
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Kicman-Gawłowska
Paweł
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Stefanoff
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology