Republic of Lebanon

Ministry of Public Health

Meningitis Surveillance

Table 1:Reported meningitis cases - Lebanon 2016

Months: 1 to 12

as on 18/01/2017

N %
1.Bacterial 231 50.4%
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) 19 4.1%
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) 1 0.2%
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) 33 7.2%
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) 0 0.0%
Other with identified agent 21 4.6%
Bacterial not eslsewhere classified (BNOS) 157 34.3%
2.Aseptic 44 9.6%
3.Unspecified 183 40.0%
TOTAL 458 100.0%
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Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by mohafazat - Lebanon 2016

Months: 1 to 12

as on 18/01/2017

Mohafaza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North 5 0 12 0 5 17 3 16 58
Beqaa 5 0 3 0 4 20 2 16 50
Nabatieh 0 0 0 0 2 9 2 14 27
South 2 0 1 0 2 29 12 30 76
Mount Lebanon 5 0 12 0 5 64 22 85 193
Beirut 2 0 4 0 2 13 2 13 36
LEBANON 19 1 33 0 21 157 44 183 458
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Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by caza - Lebanon 2016

Months: 1 to 12

as on 18/01/2017

Mohafaza Caza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North Akkar 3 0 4 0 2 4 1 9 23
North Menieh Dinnieh 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 7
North Tripoli 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 2 11
North Zghorta 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 5
North Koura 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 6
North Becharre 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
North Batroun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Bekaa Hermel 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
Bekaa Baalbeck 5 0 1 0 2 6 0 4 18
Bekaa Zahle 0 0 2 0 1 7 1 7 18
Bekaa West Bekaa 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 4 10
Bekaa Rashaya 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Nabatieh Nabatieh 0 0 0 0 2 9 3 14 28
Nabatieh Hasbaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nabatieh Marjeoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
Nabatieh Bint Jbeil 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
South Saida 1 0 1 0 1 23 4 17 47
South Tyr 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 7 17
South Jezzine 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3
Mount Lebanon Jbeil 0 0 3 0 0 5 2 3 13
Mount Lebanon Kesrwan 0 0 3 0 0 7 1 4 15
Mount Lebanon Metn 2 0 1 0 0 8 3 11 25
Mount Lebanon Baabda 3 0 2 0 2 23 8 35 73
Mount Lebanon Aley 0 0 1 0 2 8 3 8 22
Mount Lebanon Chouf 0 0 2 0 1 12 6 24 45
Beirut Beirut 2 1 4 0 2 13 2 13 37
Unspecified Unspecified 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 11 18
LEBANON 19 1 33 0 21 157 44 183 458
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Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by month - Lebanon 2016

Months: 1 to 12

as on 18/01/2017

Month Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Jan 1 1 6 0 2 4 3 5 22
Feb 4 0 4 0 2 7 7 8 32
Mar 4 0 7 0 2 16 8 12 49
Apr 3 0 3 0 2 23 1 10 42
May 1 0 1 0 3 25 7 30 67
Jun 0 0 2 0 2 19 4 15 42
Jul 1 0 0 0 1 22 3 22 49
Aug 0 0 0 0 1 13 5 16 35
Sep 1 0 6 0 0 12 4 23 46
Oct 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 13 22
Nov 2 0 2 0 5 7 2 17 35
Dec 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 12 17
TOTAL 19 1 33 0 21 157 44 183 458
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Table 4:Reported meningitis cases by age - Lebanon 2016

Months: 1 to 12

as on 18/01/2017

Age group Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
0-4y 8 0 15 0 8 60 21 64 176
5-14y 3 0 6 0 3 57 16 63 148
15-24y 3 0 2 0 3 12 3 14 37
25-64y 2 1 4 0 4 23 1 29 64
65+y 3 0 6 0 3 4 3 10 29
TOTAL 19 1 33 0 21 157 44 183 458
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Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by gender - Lebanon 2016

Months: 1 to 12

as on 18/01/2017

Gender Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Male 9 0 20 0 9 98 30 129 295
Female 10 1 13 0 12 59 13 53 161
Unspecified 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
TOTAL 19 1 33 0 21 157 44 183 458
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Table 12:Reported meningitis cases by outcome - Lebanon 2016

Months: 1 to 12

as on 18/01/2017

Outcome Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Guerison 6 0 6 0 5 105 34 89 245
Death 1 0 6 0 3 5 0 5 20
Sequelae 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
unknown 12 1 21 0 13 47 9 88 191
TOTAL 19 1 33 0 21 157 44 183 458
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