Republic of Lebanon

Ministry of Public Health

Meningitis Surveillance

Table 1:Reported meningitis cases - Lebanon 2021

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/03/2022

N %
1.Bacterial 55 34.0%
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) 6 3.7%
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) 1 0.6%
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) 7 4.3%
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) 0 0.0%
Other with identified agent 32 19.8%
Bacterial not eslsewhere classified (BNOS) 9 5.6%
2.Aseptic 2 1.2%
3.Unspecified 105 64.8%
TOTAL 162 100.0%
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by mohafazat - Lebanon 2021

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/03/2022

Mohafaza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 13 22
Bekaa 1 0 0 0 9 9 2 8 29
Nabatieh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
South 1 0 1 0 8 0 0 25 35
Mount Lebanon 2 0 2 0 6 0 0 39 49
Beirut 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 15 20
Unspecified 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3
LEBANON 6 1 7 0 32 9 2 105 162
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 3:Reported meningitis cases by caza - Lebanon 2021

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/03/2022

Mohafaza Caza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North Akkar 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 12
North Menieh Dinnieh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
North Tripoli 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 6
North Zghorta 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
North Koura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Becharre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
North Batroun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bekaa Hermel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bekaa Baalbeck 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 7
Bekaa Zahle 1 0 0 0 6 7 1 3 18
Bekaa West Bekaa 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 5
Bekaa Rashaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nabatieh Nabatieh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 7
Nabatieh Hasbaya 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nabatieh Marjeoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Nabatieh Bint Jbeil 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
South Saida 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 13 18
South Tyr 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 9
South Jezzine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Mount Lebanon Jbeil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Mount Lebanon Kesrwan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Mount Lebanon Metn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4
Mount Lebanon Baabda 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 16
Mount Lebanon Aley 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 12
Mount Lebanon Chouf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
Beirut Beirut 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 15 20
Unspecified Unspecified 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3
LEBANON 6 1 7 0 32 9 2 105 162
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by month - Lebanon 2021

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/03/2022

Month Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Jan 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 9
Feb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Mar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Apr 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
May 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 10
Jun 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 3 9
Jul 0 0 2 0 2 3 2 22 31
Aug 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 13 19
Sep 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 13 22
Oct 1 0 0 0 13 0 0 19 33
Nov 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 13
Dec 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 8
TOTAL 6 1 7 0 32 9 2 105 162
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 4:Reported meningitis cases by age - Lebanon 2021

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/03/2022

Age group Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
0-4y 5 1 2 0 15 2 0 38 63
5-14y 1 0 3 0 5 3 2 29 43
15-24y 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 7 12
25-64y 0 0 2 0 7 3 0 20 32
65+y 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 8
TOTAL 6 1 7 0 32 9 2 105 162
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by gender - Lebanon 2021

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/03/2022

Gender Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Male 3 1 4 0 24 6 1 65 104
Female 3 0 3 0 8 3 1 39 57
Unspecified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
TOTAL 6 1 7 0 32 9 2 105 162
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 12:Reported meningitis cases by outcome - Lebanon 2021

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/03/2022

Outcome Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Guerison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Death 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Sequelae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
unknown 5 1 7 0 31 9 2 105 160
TOTAL 6 1 7 0 32 9 2 105 162
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Meningitis Surveillance