Republic of Lebanon

Ministry of Public Health

Meningitis Surveillance

Table 1:Reported meningitis cases - Lebanon 2011

Months: 1 to 12

as on 16/12/2011

N %
1.Bacterial 82 67.8%
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) 4 3.3%
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) 0 0.0%
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) 20 16.5%
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) 0 0.0%
Other with identified agent 11 9.1%
Bacterial not eslsewhere classified (BNOS) 47 38.8%
2.Aseptic 13 10.7%
3.Unspecified 26 21.5%
TOTAL 121 100.0%
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Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by mohafazat - Lebanon 2011

Months: 1 to 12

as on 16/12/2011

Mohafaza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North 0 0 7 0 6 10 2 13 38
Beqaa 0 0 1 0 1 9 3 2 16
Nabatieh 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 4 11
South 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 6
Mount Lebanon 4 0 11 0 3 17 5 4 44
Beirut 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 5
LEBANON 4 0 20 0 11 47 13 26 121
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Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by caza - Lebanon 2011

Months: 1 to 12

as on 16/12/2011

Mohafaza Caza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North Akkar 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 3 10
North Menieh Dinnieh 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 7
North Tripoli 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 5 13
North Zghorta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
North Koura 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4
North Becharre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Batroun 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Bekaa Hermel 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
Bekaa Baalbeck 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 6
Bekaa Zahle 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 6
Bekaa West Bekaa 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Bekaa Rashaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Nabatieh Nabatieh 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 9
Nabatieh Hasbaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nabatieh Marjeoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nabatieh Bint Jbeil 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
South Saida 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4
South Tyr 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
South Jezzine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mount Lebanon Jbeil 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3
Mount Lebanon Kesrwan 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Mount Lebanon Metn 1 0 4 0 2 2 1 2 12
Mount Lebanon Baabda 2 0 6 0 0 8 3 0 19
Mount Lebanon Aley 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 5
Mount Lebanon Chouf 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
Beirut Beirut 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 5
Unspecified Unspecified 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
LEBANON 4 0 20 0 11 47 13 26 121
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Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by month - Lebanon 2011

Months: 1 to 12

as on 16/12/2011

Month Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Jan 1 0 2 0 2 7 2 0 14
Feb 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 5
Mar 1 0 5 0 3 7 1 0 17
Apr 0 0 4 0 1 3 1 0 9
May 0 0 3 0 0 7 4 0 14
Jun 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 3 11
Jul 0 0 2 0 0 9 1 5 17
Aug 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 6 13
Sep 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 12
Oct 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 6
Dec 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
TOTAL 4 0 20 0 11 47 13 26 121
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Table 4:Reported meningitis cases by age - Lebanon 2011

Months: 1 to 12

as on 16/12/2011

Age group Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
0-4y 2 0 8 0 3 17 2 10 42
5-14y 1 0 1 0 1 12 8 7 30
15-24y 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 2 12
25-64y 0 0 8 0 2 9 2 4 25
65+y 0 0 2 0 4 3 0 2 11
TOTAL 4 0 20 0 11 47 13 26 121
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Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by gender - Lebanon 2011

Months: 1 to 12

as on 16/12/2011

Gender Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Male 4 0 13 0 9 33 5 16 80
Female 0 0 7 0 2 14 8 10 41
Unspecified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 4 0 20 0 11 47 13 26 121
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Table 12:Reported meningitis cases by outcome - Lebanon 2011

Months: 1 to 12

as on 16/12/2011

Outcome Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Guerison 2 0 5 0 2 10 1 2 22
Death 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4
Sequelae 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
unknown 2 0 12 0 8 34 12 24 92
TOTAL 4 0 20 0 11 47 13 26 121
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