Underreporting of viral encephalitis and viral meningitis, Ireland, 2005-2008

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1428-1436

  Kelly, Tara A ^a   O'Lorcain, Piaras ^a   Moran, Joanne ^a,b   Garvey, Patricia ^a   McKeown, Paul ^a   Connell, Jeff ^b   Cotter, Suzanne ^a  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SURVEILLANCE CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b National Virus Reference Laboratory   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; COXSACKIE VIRUS A; COXSACKIE VIRUS B; DEATH; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUMPS VIRUS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; ENTEROVIRUS; HERPESVIRUSES; HOSPITALIZATION; ICD-10; SURVEILLANCE; VARICELLA-ZOSTER; VIRAL ENCEPHALITIS; VIRAL MENINGITIS; VIRUSES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRELAND; MALE; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882651337     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1909.130201     Document Type: Article

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