Republic of Lebanon

Ministry of Public Health

Meningitis Surveillance

Table 1:Reported meningitis cases - Lebanon 2017

Months: 1 to 12

as on 08/01/2018

N %
1.Bacterial 164 45.2%
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) 9 2.5%
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) 0 0.0%
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) 25 6.9%
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) 0 0.0%
Other with identified agent 30 8.3%
Bacterial not eslsewhere classified (BNOS) 100 27.5%
2.Aseptic 27 7.4%
3.Unspecified 172 47.4%
TOTAL 363 100.0%
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Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by mohafazat - Lebanon 2017

Months: 1 to 12

as on 08/01/2018

Mohafaza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North 4 0 7 0 7 17 4 22 61
Bekaa 2 0 7 0 4 25 4 20 62
Nabatieh 0 0 1 0 5 6 1 16 29
South 0 0 1 0 5 3 2 20 31
Mount Lebanon 3 0 4 0 6 38 14 66 131
Beirut 0 0 4 0 3 9 2 25 43
Unspecified 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
LEBANON 9 0 25 0 30 100 27 172 363
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 3:Reported meningitis cases by caza - Lebanon 2017

Months: 1 to 12

as on 08/01/2018

Mohafaza Caza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North Akkar 2 0 5 0 2 4 0 8 21
North Menieh Dinnieh 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 2 8
North Tripoli 2 0 1 0 1 6 3 8 21
North Zghorta 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 5
North Koura 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 5
North Becharre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Batroun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Bekaa Hermel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bekaa Baalbeck 0 0 3 0 0 10 2 8 23
Bekaa Zahle 2 0 4 0 2 13 1 8 30
Bekaa West Bekaa 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 8
Bekaa Rashaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Nabatieh Nabatieh 0 0 0 0 4 5 2 12 23
Nabatieh Hasbaya 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nabatieh Marjeoun 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Nabatieh Bint Jbeil 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5
South Saida 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 11 19
South Tyr 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 10
South Jezzine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mount Lebanon Jbeil 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 7
Mount Lebanon Kesrwan 0 0 1 0 2 9 1 6 19
Mount Lebanon Metn 1 0 1 0 3 8 4 15 32
Mount Lebanon Baabda 1 0 0 0 1 10 6 23 41
Mount Lebanon Aley 0 0 2 0 0 6 2 12 22
Mount Lebanon Chouf 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 11
Beirut Beirut 0 0 4 0 3 9 2 24 42
Unspecified Unspecified 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
LEBANON 9 0 25 0 30 100 27 172 363
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by month - Lebanon 2017

Months: 1 to 12

as on 08/01/2018

Month Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Jan 3 0 2 0 6 3 0 4 18
Feb 2 0 1 0 1 5 4 8 21
Mar 1 0 5 0 3 7 4 9 29
Apr 0 0 1 0 2 7 1 11 22
May 1 0 6 0 0 13 5 20 45
Jun 0 0 1 0 2 8 0 22 33
Jul 1 0 1 0 7 11 5 18 43
Aug 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 20 33
Sep 1 0 1 0 1 14 3 12 32
Oct 0 0 3 0 1 13 4 15 36
Nov 0 0 3 0 2 5 1 9 20
Dec 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 24 31
TOTAL 9 0 25 0 30 100 27 172 363
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 4:Reported meningitis cases by age - Lebanon 2017

Months: 1 to 12

as on 08/01/2018

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 14 51 12 74 161
5-14y 2 0 7 0 1 14 3 36 63
15-24y 2 0 0 0 4 9 4 20 39
25-64y 2 0 6 0 8 19 8 33 76
65+y 1 0 4 0 2 7 0 5 19
TOTAL 9 0 25 0 30 100 27 172 363
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by gender - Lebanon 2017

Months: 1 to 12

as on 08/01/2018

Gender Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Male 6 0 13 0 16 64 12 111 222
Female 3 0 12 0 14 36 15 61 141
Unspecified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 9 0 25 0 30 100 27 172 363
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 12:Reported meningitis cases by outcome - Lebanon 2017

Months: 1 to 12

as on 08/01/2018

Outcome Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Guerison 1 0 6 0 9 71 23 120 230
Death 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 2 8
Sequelae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
unknown 8 0 18 0 20 25 4 49 124
TOTAL 9 0 25 0 30 100 27 172 363
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Meningitis Surveillance