Republic of Lebanon

Ministry of Public Health

Meningitis Surveillance

Table 1:Reported meningitis cases - Lebanon 2014

Months: 1 to 12

as on 23/03/2015

N %
1.Bacterial 162 68.9%
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) 12 5.1%
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) 1 0.4%
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) 19 8.1%
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) 0 0.0%
Other with identified agent 24 10.2%
Bacterial not eslsewhere classified (BNOS) 106 45.1%
2.Aseptic 22 9.4%
3.Unspecified 51 21.7%
TOTAL 235 100.0%
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by mohafazat - Lebanon 2014

Months: 1 to 12

as on 23/03/2015

Mohafaza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North 7 0 4 0 2 11 5 14 43
Beqaa 2 0 1 0 6 22 4 4 39
Nabatieh 1 0 1 0 1 8 1 4 16
South 0 1 3 0 2 4 0 4 14
Mount Lebanon 1 0 9 0 10 42 11 20 93
Beirut 1 0 1 0 3 16 1 2 24
LEBANON 12 1 19 0 24 106 22 51 235
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by caza - Lebanon 2014

Months: 1 to 12

as on 23/03/2015

Mohafaza Caza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North Akkar 7 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 19
North Menieh Dinnieh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
North Tripoli 0 0 4 0 1 5 1 5 16
North Zghorta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
North Koura 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
North Becharre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Batroun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bekaa Hermel 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5
Bekaa Baalbeck 1 0 0 0 4 7 0 1 13
Bekaa Zahle 1 0 1 0 2 7 2 3 16
Bekaa West Bekaa 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Bekaa Rashaya 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Nabatieh Nabatieh 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 5 11
Nabatieh Hasbaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nabatieh Marjeoun 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Nabatieh Bint Jbeil 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4
South Saida 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 8
South Tyr 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
South Jezzine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mount Lebanon Jbeil 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
Mount Lebanon Kesrwan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
Mount Lebanon Metn 1 0 3 0 6 13 3 7 33
Mount Lebanon Baabda 0 0 2 0 2 17 7 7 35
Mount Lebanon Aley 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 1 9
Mount Lebanon Chouf 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 8
Beirut Beirut 1 0 1 0 3 16 1 2 24
Unspecified Unspecified 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 7
LEBANON 12 1 19 0 24 106 22 51 235
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by month - Lebanon 2014

Months: 1 to 12

as on 23/03/2015

Month Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Jan 0 0 3 0 1 6 2 1 13
Feb 1 0 2 0 4 7 2 4 20
Mar 0 0 2 0 2 7 0 1 12
Apr 3 0 1 0 4 8 1 10 27
May 0 1 1 0 0 7 4 3 16
Jun 0 0 1 0 2 14 5 5 27
Jul 1 0 1 0 2 8 1 4 17
Aug 0 0 1 0 3 13 3 6 26
Sep 1 0 2 0 0 9 1 4 17
Oct 1 0 1 0 3 10 1 2 18
Nov 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 9 22
Dec 4 0 4 0 2 6 1 1 18
TOTAL 12 1 19 0 24 106 22 51 235
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 4:Reported meningitis cases by age - Lebanon 2014

Months: 1 to 12

as on 23/03/2015

Age group Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
0-4y 5 0 5 0 10 39 12 17 88
5-14y 4 0 4 0 5 30 7 9 59
15-24y 2 0 1 0 0 12 1 9 25
25-64y 1 1 7 0 6 22 2 11 50
65+y 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 4 11
TOTAL 12 1 19 0 24 106 22 51 235
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by gender - Lebanon 2014

Months: 1 to 12

as on 23/03/2015

Gender Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Male 7 0 13 0 17 74 14 33 158
Female 5 1 6 0 7 32 8 18 77
Unspecified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 12 1 19 0 24 106 22 51 235
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 12:Reported meningitis cases by outcome - Lebanon 2014

Months: 1 to 12

as on 23/03/2015

Outcome Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Guerison 3 0 2 0 3 56 13 20 97
Death 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 8
Sequelae 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
unknown 8 1 16 0 16 49 9 29 128
TOTAL 12 1 19 0 24 106 22 51 235
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Meningitis Surveillance