Cases of Herpes Encephalitis in Bavaria and Saxony

This dataset, encephalitis_df, is a data frame containing reported cases of herpes encephalitis in children from the regions of Bavaria and Lower Saxony. The data were collected between 1980 and 1993 as part of a study investigating the occurrence of herpes encephalitis in pediatric populations. The dataset includes the year of observation, regional identifiers, and the corresponding case counts, providing valuable information for epidemiological and public health research.

Usage

data(encephalitis_df)

Format

A data frame with 26 observations and 3 variables:

year

Year of recorded cases (integer)

country

Regional identifier (integer)

count

Number of reported herpes encephalitis cases (integer)

Source

Data taken from the catdata package version 1.2.4

Details

The dataset name has been kept as encephalitis_df to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the NeuroDataSets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix df indicates that the dataset is a data frame. The original content has not been modified in any way.