Republic of Lebanon

Ministry of Public Health

Meningitis Surveillance

Table 1:Reported meningitis cases - Lebanon 2015

Months: 1 to 12

as on 22/01/2016

N %
1.Bacterial 213 60.9%
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) 15 4.3%
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) 1 0.3%
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) 39 11.1%
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) 0 0.0%
Other with identified agent 31 8.9%
Bacterial not eslsewhere classified (BNOS) 127 36.3%
2.Aseptic 18 5.1%
3.Unspecified 119 34.0%
TOTAL 350 100.0%
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Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by mohafazat - Lebanon 2015

Months: 1 to 12

as on 22/01/2016

Mohafaza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North 2 0 8 0 4 16 2 21 53
Beqaa 4 0 9 0 6 30 3 12 64
Nabatieh 1 0 3 0 1 5 1 10 21
South 2 0 5 0 10 14 0 7 38
Mount Lebanon 6 1 9 0 9 49 11 52 137
Beirut 0 0 2 0 1 12 0 7 22
LEBANON 15 1 39 0 31 127 18 119 350
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by caza - Lebanon 2015

Months: 1 to 12

as on 22/01/2016

Mohafaza Caza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North Akkar 1 0 2 0 0 9 1 12 25
North Menieh Dinnieh 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 5
North Tripoli 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 9
North Zghorta 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 6
North Koura 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5
North Becharre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Batroun 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Bekaa Hermel 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 6
Bekaa Baalbeck 3 0 2 0 4 12 0 3 24
Bekaa Zahle 1 0 5 0 2 9 1 6 24
Bekaa West Bekaa 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 8
Bekaa Rashaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Nabatieh Nabatieh 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 9 16
Nabatieh Hasbaya 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Nabatieh Marjeoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nabatieh Bint Jbeil 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 4
South Saida 1 0 5 0 8 9 0 6 29
South Tyr 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 8
South Jezzine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Mount Lebanon Jbeil 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 7
Mount Lebanon Kesrwan 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 4 13
Mount Lebanon Metn 2 0 2 0 1 5 2 7 19
Mount Lebanon Baabda 4 1 1 0 5 27 8 26 72
Mount Lebanon Aley 0 0 2 0 2 8 1 7 20
Mount Lebanon Chouf 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 6
Beirut Beirut 0 0 2 0 1 12 0 7 22
Unspecified Unspecified 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 10 16
LEBANON 15 1 39 0 31 127 18 119 350
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by month - Lebanon 2015

Months: 1 to 12

as on 22/01/2016

Month Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Jan 2 0 6 0 1 8 5 9 31
Feb 5 0 3 0 3 6 0 12 29
Mar 0 1 6 0 3 12 1 10 33
Apr 2 0 7 0 2 6 3 9 29
May 1 0 2 0 1 21 1 10 36
Jun 0 0 1 0 5 17 2 19 44
Jul 0 0 1 0 5 12 0 9 27
Aug 1 0 1 0 5 12 3 12 34
Sep 0 0 1 0 1 9 1 9 21
Oct 0 0 1 0 2 10 1 2 16
Nov 3 0 3 0 1 10 0 11 28
Dec 1 0 6 0 2 4 0 7 20
TOTAL 15 1 39 0 31 127 18 119 350
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 4:Reported meningitis cases by age - Lebanon 2015

Months: 1 to 12

as on 22/01/2016

Age group Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
0-4y 7 1 10 0 19 63 13 48 161
5-14y 5 0 9 0 3 33 3 24 77
15-24y 2 0 3 0 3 10 2 16 36
25-64y 1 0 16 0 6 16 0 23 62
65+y 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 6 11
TOTAL 15 1 39 0 31 127 18 119 350
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by gender - Lebanon 2015

Months: 1 to 12

as on 22/01/2016

Gender Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Male 9 1 21 0 16 85 11 77 220
Female 6 0 18 0 15 42 7 42 130
Unspecified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 15 1 39 0 31 127 18 119 350
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Table 12:Reported meningitis cases by outcome - Lebanon 2015

Months: 1 to 12

as on 22/01/2016

Outcome Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Guerison 0 0 0 0 1 9 3 9 22
Death 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 8
Sequelae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
unknown 13 1 38 0 30 115 15 108 320
TOTAL 15 1 39 0 31 127 18 119 350
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Meningitis Surveillance