Republic of Lebanon

Ministry of Public Health

Meningitis Surveillance

Table 1:Reported meningitis cases - Lebanon 2022

Months: 1 to 12

as on 08/01/2023

N %
1.Bacterial 216 78.3%
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) 4 1.4%
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) 5 1.8%
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) 29 10.5%
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) 2 0.7%
Other with identified agent 37 13.4%
Bacterial not eslsewhere classified (BNOS) 139 50.4%
2.Aseptic 25 9.1%
3.Unspecified 35 12.7%
TOTAL 276 100.0%
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by mohafazat - Lebanon 2022

Months: 1 to 12

as on 08/01/2023

Mohafaza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North 0 2 11 0 1 7 0 3 24
Bekaa 2 1 3 1 12 39 2 8 68
Nabatieh 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 6
South 1 1 1 0 6 25 4 9 47
Mount Lebanon 1 0 10 1 10 46 13 8 89
Beirut 0 1 4 0 7 16 6 5 39
Unspecified 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3
LEBANON 4 5 29 2 37 139 25 35 276
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 3:Reported meningitis cases by caza - Lebanon 2022

Months: 1 to 12

as on 08/01/2023

Mohafaza Caza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North Akkar 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 9
North Menieh Dinnieh 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
North Tripoli 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 7
North Zghorta 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
North Koura 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
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 1 0 0 1
Bekaa Baalbeck 1 0 2 1 3 11 1 4 23
Bekaa Zahle 1 1 2 0 6 21 1 4 36
Bekaa West Bekaa 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 7
Bekaa Rashaya 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Nabatieh Nabatieh 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 2 8
Nabatieh Hasbaya 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Nabatieh Marjeoun 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Nabatieh Bint Jbeil 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
South Saida 0 0 0 0 3 19 3 7 32
South Tyr 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 5
South Jezzine 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Mount Lebanon Jbeil 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 8
Mount Lebanon Kesrwan 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 0 9
Mount Lebanon Metn 0 0 0 0 2 10 2 2 16
Mount Lebanon Baabda 0 0 2 0 4 11 4 3 24
Mount Lebanon Aley 1 0 5 0 1 8 5 1 21
Mount Lebanon Chouf 0 0 1 1 2 4 2 2 12
Beirut Beirut 0 1 4 0 7 16 6 5 39
Unspecified Unspecified 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3
LEBANON 4 5 29 2 37 139 25 35 276
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by month - Lebanon 2022

Months: 1 to 12

as on 08/01/2023

Month Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Jan 0 1 3 0 3 3 0 4 14
Feb 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 4 11
Mar 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 3 10
Apr 1 0 3 0 4 7 1 2 18
May 0 1 0 0 5 5 2 1 14
Jun 0 0 0 1 5 17 4 2 29
Jul 0 1 2 0 1 27 9 4 44
Aug 0 0 2 0 5 18 1 3 29
Sep 0 1 2 1 1 11 1 4 21
Oct 1 0 3 0 2 27 1 4 38
Nov 0 0 8 0 2 20 4 3 37
Dec 0 1 3 0 1 3 2 1 11
TOTAL 4 5 29 2 37 139 25 35 276
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 4:Reported meningitis cases by age - Lebanon 2022

Months: 1 to 12

as on 08/01/2023

Age group Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
0-4y 1 3 12 1 17 39 10 10 93
5-14y 1 2 3 1 6 46 9 8 76
15-24y 2 0 3 0 4 17 1 7 34
25-64y 0 0 9 0 7 30 5 6 57
65+y 0 0 2 0 3 7 0 3 15
TOTAL 4 5 29 2 37 139 25 35 276
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by gender - Lebanon 2022

Months: 1 to 12

as on 08/01/2023

Gender Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Male 2 4 17 1 27 84 17 18 170
Female 2 1 12 1 10 55 8 17 106
Unspecified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 4 5 29 2 37 139 25 35 276
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 12:Reported meningitis cases by outcome - Lebanon 2022

Months: 1 to 12

as on 08/01/2023

Outcome Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Guerison 1 0 4 0 5 54 9 8 81
Death 0 1 2 1 6 6 1 4 21
Sequelae 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 7
unknown 3 3 21 1 26 76 15 22 167
TOTAL 4 5 29 2 37 139 25 35 276
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Meningitis Surveillance