Bernard Allen
Ceist:405 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases of meningitis reported in each of the years from 1996 to 1999. [1189/00]
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405 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases of meningitis reported in each of the years from 1996 to 1999. [1189/00]
The number of cases of meningitis notified to my Department by the health boards in each of the years 1996 to 1999 is as follows:
Acute Viral Meningitis |
Bacterial Meningitis (including meningococcal septicaemia) |
|
1996 |
77 |
410 |
1997 |
32 |
508 |
1998 |
32 |
491 |
1999 |
27 |
601 |