[The contribution of the virology laboratory to the diagnosis of neuroinfections].

The authors summarizes the results of a virological examination in 1231 patients with neuroinfections hospitalized in 1973-1984 at the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Plzen. The virological diagnosis contributed towards the elucidation of the aetiology in 62.4% of the patients.

[Occurrence of zoonoses in a natural reservoir in the West Bohemian Region. I. Tick-borne encephalitis--basic epidemiologic characteristics].

In 1960-1987 in the population of the West Bohemian region by means of various serological methods 621 cases of tick-borne encephalitis were diagnose. The disease was not present in the northern districts (Cheb, Sokolov, Karlovy Vary) and in the mountainous zone along the western frontier of the country. In other areas it is ubiquitary with the highest mean morbidity for the entire period - 5.