Heudorf U
Gesundheitsamt der Stadt Frankfurt am Main.
Gesundheitswesen. 1998 May;60(5):307-10.
According to the current law of preventing infectious diseases in Germany, bacterial as well as aseptic meningitis have to be reported to the health authorities, whereas according to the amendment aseptic meningitis will no longer be notifiable. In Summer 1997, 63 children with aseptic meningitis were reported to the local health authorities of Frankfurt compared with 4 or 5 per year during the preceding years. In 40% enterovirus, resp. ECHO-30 virus could be detected. The local health authorities gave detailed information on the medical relevance as well as necessary hygienic measures to the families and kindergartens. During the same time reports on aseptic meningitis increased to double compared with 1996, with hot spots in 4 defined regions in Bavaria, Hesse and in Northern Germany. According to these data the duty of notification of aseptic meningitis should be maintained, so that health authorities can inform the population and ensure good hygiene methods.
根据德国现行的传染病防治法，细菌性脑膜炎和无菌性脑膜炎均须向卫生当局报告，而根据修正案，无菌性脑膜炎将不再需要通报。1997年夏季，法兰克福当地卫生当局报告了63例无菌性脑膜炎患儿，而前几年每年报告4至5例。40%的病例检测出肠道病毒，分别为埃可30型病毒。当地卫生当局向家庭和幼儿园提供了有关医学相关性以及必要卫生措施的详细信息。与此同时，与1996年相比，无菌性脑膜炎的报告增加了一倍，在巴伐利亚、黑森州和德国北部的4个特定地区出现了热点。根据这些数据，无菌性脑膜炎的通报义务应予保留，以便卫生当局能够告知民众并确保良好的卫生方法。
