Underreporting of Viral Hepatitis
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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 diseases in Ireland during 2005-2008, we analyzed 3 data sources: Hospital In-patient Enquiry data...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology
سال: 1973
ISSN: 0016-5085
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(73)80078-2