title: Meningitis and encephalitis in Poland in 2014
abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiology of meningitis and/or encephalitis in Poland in 2014.
  
  
  
  In the last three years in Poland, about 3000 cases of meningitis and/or encephalitis of viral or bacterial etiology were recorded annually.
  
  
  
  Assessment of the epidemiological situation of meningitis and/or encephalitis in Poland in 2014, 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 2014” and “Preventive immunizations in Poland in 2014”.
  
  
  
  In 2014 in Poland 3488 cases of bacterial meningitis and/or encephalitis were recorded. Almost 61.3% of these were viral infections.
  
  
  
  In 2014, in comparison to 2013, a 1.1% increase in the number of cases of meningitis and/or encephalitis was observed and 91% with viral etiology.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene in Warsaw,Department of Epidemiology
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; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008581:Meningitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012042:Registries; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult