title: Meningitis and encephalitis in Poland in 2013.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiology of meningitis and/or encephalitis in Poland in 2013.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  In the last three years in Poland, about 3000 cases of meningitis and/or encephalitis of viral or bacterial etiology were recorded annually.
  
  
  METHODS
  Assessment of the epidemiological situation of meningitis and/or encephalitis in Poland in 2013, was based on the results of the analysis of epidemiological reports sent to the NIZP-PZH by the Regional Sanitary-Epidemiological Stations published in the annual bulletin "Infectious diseases and poisonings in Poland in 2013" and "Preventive immunizations in Poland in 2013".
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 2013 in Poland 3,116 cases of bacterial meningitis and/or encephalitis were recorded. Almost 50% of these were viral infections.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The epidemiological situation of meningitis and/or encephalitis in Poland in 2013 compared to 2012 did not change significantly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene in Warsaw.
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Paradowska-Stankiewicz
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology and Screening Department, The Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piotrowska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000453:epidemiology; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000453:epidemiology; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012703:Serotyping; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult