Underreporting of Viral Encephalitis and Viral Meningitis, Ireland, 2005–2008

Underreporting of Viral Encephalitis and Viral Meningitis, Ireland, 2005–2008

Viral encephalitis (VE) and viral meningitis (VM) have been notifiable infectious diseases under surveillance in the Republic of Ireland since 1981. Laboratories have reported confirmed cases by detection of viral nucleic acid in cerebrospinal fluid since 2004. To determine the prevalence of these d...

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Main Authors: Tara A. Kelly, Piaras O’Lorcain, Joanne Moran, Patricia Garvey, Paul McKeown, Jeff Connell, Suzanne Cotter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Viral encephalitis
viral meningitis
aseptic meningitis
viruses
herpesviruses
varicella-zoster
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/9/13-0201_article

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