Stefanoff Paweł, Zieliński Andrzej
Zakład Epidemiologii Państwowego Zakładu Higieny ul. Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warszawa.
Przegl Epidemiol. 2002;56(2):265-73.
A total of 2,033 cases of meningitis and 570 of encephalitis were reported in Poland in 2000. Among cases of meningitis 1,051 (51.7%) were classified as viral and 982 (48.3%) as bacterial. Etiological factors were determined in 36.7% (360/982) cases of bacterial meningitis. Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae, and Streptococcus pneumoniae were found in 10.3% (101/982), 8.7% (85/982), and 7.5% (74/982) cases, respectively. As in previous years, N. meningitidis typed B was strongly predominating. Out of 570 cases of encephalitis, 170 (29.8%) were tick borne, of which most were reported from endemic areas of north-eastern part of the country.
2000年波兰共报告了2033例脑膜炎病例和570例脑炎病例。在脑膜炎病例中，1051例（51.7%）被归类为病毒性，982例（48.3%）为细菌性。在982例细菌性脑膜炎病例中，36.7%（360/982）的病例确定了病因。分别在10.3%（101/982）、8.7%（85/982）和7.5%（74/982）的病例中发现了脑膜炎奈瑟菌、流感嗜血杆菌和肺炎链球菌。与往年一样，B型脑膜炎奈瑟菌占主导地位。在570例脑炎病例中，170例（29.8%）由蜱传播，其中大多数报告来自该国东北部的流行地区。
