Republic of Lebanon

Ministry of Public Health

Meningitis Surveillance

Table 1:Reported meningitis cases - Lebanon 2018

Months: 1 to 12

as on 18/01/2019

N %
1.Bacterial 165 39.3%
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) 14 3.3%
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) 2 0.5%
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) 12 2.9%
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) 0 0.0%
Other with identified agent 27 6.4%
Bacterial not eslsewhere classified (BNOS) 110 26.2%
2.Aseptic 23 5.5%
3.Unspecified 232 55.2%
TOTAL 420 100.0%
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Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by mohafazat - Lebanon 2018

Months: 1 to 12

as on 18/01/2019

Mohafaza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North 4 1 5 0 3 20 2 27 62
Bekaa 1 0 0 0 2 25 3 27 58
Nabatieh 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 18 25
South 1 1 1 0 1 13 4 50 71
Mount Lebanon 5 0 5 0 14 36 9 76 145
Beirut 3 0 1 0 5 11 2 29 51
Unspecified 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 8
LEBANON 14 2 12 0 27 110 23 232 420
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 3:Reported meningitis cases by caza - Lebanon 2018

Months: 1 to 12

as on 18/01/2019

Mohafaza Caza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North Akkar 1 1 4 0 2 5 1 11 25
North Menieh Dinnieh 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 8
North Tripoli 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 10 18
North Zghorta 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4
North Koura 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4
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 0 0 0 2 0 2 4
Bekaa Baalbeck 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 8 17
Bekaa Zahle 1 0 0 0 1 13 2 12 29
Bekaa West Bekaa 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 7
Bekaa Rashaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Nabatieh Nabatieh 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 14 19
Nabatieh Hasbaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nabatieh Marjeoun 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Nabatieh Bint Jbeil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
South Saida 0 1 0 0 1 8 1 31 42
South Tyr 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 18 27
South Jezzine 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Mount Lebanon Jbeil 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4
Mount Lebanon Kesrwan 2 0 0 0 2 4 2 4 14
Mount Lebanon Metn 1 0 0 0 2 4 2 15 24
Mount Lebanon Baabda 0 0 5 0 6 16 4 26 57
Mount Lebanon Aley 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 16 24
Mount Lebanon Chouf 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 11 19
Beirut Beirut 3 0 1 0 5 11 2 29 51
Unspecified Unspecified 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 7 12
LEBANON 14 2 12 0 27 110 23 232 420
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by month - Lebanon 2018

Months: 1 to 12

as on 18/01/2019

Month Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Jan 3 0 2 0 3 13 4 15 40
Feb 0 0 1 0 3 8 1 10 23
Mar 1 0 2 0 2 8 1 22 36
Apr 1 0 0 0 1 9 3 10 24
May 1 1 0 0 1 10 1 24 38
Jun 0 0 1 0 3 13 6 31 54
Jul 1 0 2 0 3 15 0 33 54
Aug 1 1 2 0 1 8 1 32 46
Sep 0 0 1 0 4 8 3 19 35
Oct 2 0 0 0 3 7 1 12 25
Nov 3 0 1 0 2 5 1 8 20
Dec 1 0 0 0 1 6 1 16 25
TOTAL 14 2 12 0 27 110 23 232 420
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Table 4:Reported meningitis cases by age - Lebanon 2018

Months: 1 to 12

as on 18/01/2019

Age group Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
0-4y 8 2 3 0 9 45 11 110 188
5-14y 1 0 4 0 3 22 6 51 87
15-24y 2 0 1 0 2 11 2 15 33
25-64y 2 0 4 0 9 26 3 42 86
65+y 1 0 0 0 4 5 1 12 23
TOTAL 14 2 12 0 27 110 23 232 420
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by gender - Lebanon 2018

Months: 1 to 12

as on 18/01/2019

Gender Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Male 7 1 8 0 17 76 16 151 276
Female 7 1 4 0 10 34 7 81 144
Unspecified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 14 2 12 0 27 110 23 232 420
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 12:Reported meningitis cases by outcome - Lebanon 2018

Months: 1 to 12

as on 18/01/2019

Outcome Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Guerison 11 2 7 0 25 95 23 200 363
Death 2 0 1 0 2 4 0 5 14
Sequelae 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
unknown 1 0 3 0 0 11 0 26 41
TOTAL 14 2 12 0 27 110 23 232 420
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Meningitis Surveillance