Republic of Lebanon

Ministry of Public Health

Meningitis Surveillance

Table 1:Reported meningitis cases - Lebanon 2019

Months: 1 to 12

as on 04/01/2020

N %
1.Bacterial 246 54.9%
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) 21 4.7%
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) 1 0.2%
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) 20 4.5%
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) 1 0.2%
Other with identified agent 27 6.0%
Bacterial not eslsewhere classified (BNOS) 176 39.3%
2.Aseptic 47 10.5%
3.Unspecified 155 34.6%
TOTAL 448 100.0%
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Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by mohafazat - Lebanon 2019

Months: 1 to 12

as on 04/01/2020

Mohafaza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North 3 0 5 0 4 11 2 15 40
Bekaa 9 0 5 0 3 38 9 12 76
Nabatieh 2 0 2 0 0 18 5 12 39
South 1 0 0 0 3 32 13 13 62
Mount Lebanon 5 1 5 1 11 57 12 73 165
Beirut 0 0 1 0 4 12 4 27 48
Unspecified 1 0 2 0 2 8 2 3 18
LEBANON 21 1 20 1 27 176 47 155 448
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Table 3:Reported meningitis cases by caza - Lebanon 2019

Months: 1 to 12

as on 04/01/2020

Mohafaza Caza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North Akkar 2 0 1 0 3 5 0 7 18
North Menieh Dinnieh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4
North Tripoli 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 2 9
North Zghorta 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 5
North Koura 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
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 1 0 1
Bekaa Baalbeck 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 6 16
Bekaa Zahle 4 0 2 0 1 25 8 4 44
Bekaa West Bekaa 2 0 3 0 2 4 0 0 11
Bekaa Rashaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Nabatieh Nabatieh 0 0 2 0 0 12 3 8 25
Nabatieh Hasbaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nabatieh Marjeoun 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 6
Nabatieh Bint Jbeil 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 6
South Saida 1 0 0 0 1 22 9 11 44
South Tyr 0 0 0 0 1 10 5 3 19
South Jezzine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Mount Lebanon Jbeil 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4
Mount Lebanon Kesrwan 1 0 1 0 2 7 1 8 20
Mount Lebanon Metn 0 0 3 1 1 9 1 11 26
Mount Lebanon Baabda 2 0 1 0 2 23 3 27 58
Mount Lebanon Aley 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 13 21
Mount Lebanon Chouf 1 1 0 0 4 12 5 14 37
Beirut Beirut 0 0 1 0 4 12 4 26 47
Unspecified Unspecified 1 0 2 0 2 10 2 3 20
LEBANON 21 1 20 1 27 176 47 155 448
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Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by month - Lebanon 2019

Months: 1 to 12

as on 04/01/2020

Month Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Jan 2 0 3 0 5 6 0 7 23
Feb 0 0 0 0 2 8 3 8 21
Mar 2 0 3 0 6 21 4 7 43
Apr 4 1 1 0 0 17 5 9 37
May 3 0 0 0 2 13 3 9 30
Jun 2 0 1 1 4 14 6 23 51
Jul 2 0 2 0 4 27 9 20 64
Aug 2 0 1 0 2 25 9 19 58
Sep 1 0 1 0 0 22 6 27 57
Oct 3 0 5 0 1 10 2 14 35
Nov 0 0 2 0 1 7 0 6 16
Dec 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 6 13
TOTAL 21 1 20 1 27 176 47 155 448
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Table 4:Reported meningitis cases by age - Lebanon 2019

Months: 1 to 12

as on 04/01/2020

Age group Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
0-4y 12 0 8 0 11 69 19 67 186
5-14y 4 0 4 0 1 49 17 37 112
15-24y 2 0 0 0 2 17 4 12 37
25-64y 2 0 6 1 8 28 7 31 83
65+y 0 1 2 0 5 11 0 6 25
TOTAL 21 1 20 1 27 176 47 155 448
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Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by gender - Lebanon 2019

Months: 1 to 12

as on 04/01/2020

Gender Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Male 13 1 12 1 12 106 33 81 259
Female 8 0 8 0 15 70 14 74 189
Unspecified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 21 1 20 1 27 176 47 155 448
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Table 12:Reported meningitis cases by outcome - Lebanon 2019

Months: 1 to 12

as on 04/01/2020

Outcome Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Guerison 3 0 5 0 9 32 5 18 72
Death 3 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 9
Sequelae 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
unknown 15 1 14 1 17 141 40 137 366
TOTAL 21 1 20 1 27 176 47 155 448
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Meningitis Surveillance