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Written question asked by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 March 2017. It was answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 March 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Encephalitis

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with encephalitis in each year since 2010.

Answer

Acute encephalitis is a notifiable disease but given most cases are mild, in practice the majority of cases are not reported. The numbers reported for England and Wales in 2010-15 are available to view here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572816/NOIDS_Annual_Totals.xlsx


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
69036
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Encephalitis
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk