Volume 19, Number 9—September 2013
Research
Underreporting of Viral Encephalitis and Viral Meningitis, Ireland, 2005–2008
Tara A. Kelly
, Piaras O’Lorcain, Joanne Moran, Patricia Garvey, Paul McKeown, Jeff Connell, and Suzanne Cotter
, Piaras O’Lorcain, Joanne Moran, Patricia Garvey, Paul McKeown, Jeff Connell, and Suzanne Cotter
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![A) Viral encephalitis age-specific incidence rates of events (Computerised Infectious Disease Reporting system [CIDR]), hospitalizations (Hospital In-Patient Enquiry [HIPE] patients), and laboratory-confirmed cases (National Virus Reference Laboratory [NVRL]) by age group, Ireland, 2005–2008. B) Viral meningitis age-specific incidence rates of events (CIDR), hospitalizations (HIPE), and laboratory-confirmed cases (NVRL) by age group, Ireland, 2005–2008. The figure excludes 4 CIDR events and 1 la](/eid/images/13-0201-F3.jpg "Figure 3. . A) Viral encephalitis age-specific incidence rates of events (Computerised Infectious Disease Reporting system [CIDR]), hospitalizations (Hospital In-Patient Enquiry [HIPE] patients), and laboratory-confirmed cases (National Virus Reference Laboratory [NVRL]) by age group, Ireland, 2005–2008. B) Viral meningitis age-specific incidence rates of events (CIDR), hospitalizations (HIPE), and laboratory-confirmed cases (NVRL) by age group, Ireland, 2005–2008. The figure excludes 4 CIDR events and 1 laboratory-confirmed case with patient age unknown.")
Figure 3. . A) Viral encephalitis age-specific incidence rates of events (Computerised Infectious Disease Reporting system [CIDR]), hospitalizations (Hospital In-Patient Enquiry [HIPE] patients), and laboratory-confirmed cases (National Virus Reference Laboratory [NVRL]) by age group, Ireland, 2005–2008. B) Viral meningitis age-specific incidence rates of events (CIDR), hospitalizations (HIPE), and laboratory-confirmed cases (NVRL) by age group, Ireland, 2005–2008. The figure excludes 4 CIDR events and 1 laboratory-confirmed case with patient age unknown.
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