Republic of Lebanon

Ministry of Public Health

Meningitis Surveillance

Table 1:Reported meningitis cases - Lebanon 2012

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/02/2014

N %
1.Bacterial 173 77.6%
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) 12 5.4%
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) 2 0.9%
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) 21 9.4%
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) 0 0.0%
Other with identified agent 23 10.3%
Bacterial not eslsewhere classified (BNOS) 115 51.6%
2.Aseptic 19 8.5%
3.Unspecified 31 13.9%
TOTAL 223 100.0%
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Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by mohafazat - Lebanon 2012

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/02/2014

Mohafaza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North 5 1 7 0 6 23 7 4 53
Beqaa 2 0 1 0 2 10 0 2 17
Nabatieh 1 0 1 0 0 9 1 2 14
South 1 0 1 0 6 11 2 5 26
Mount Lebanon 3 1 11 0 8 50 7 12 92
Beirut 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 6 17
LEBANON 12 2 21 0 23 115 19 31 223
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Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by caza - Lebanon 2012

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/02/2014

Mohafaza Caza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North Akkar 4 0 3 0 1 12 2 2 24
North Menieh Dinnieh 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 5
North Tripoli 0 0 0 0 3 7 3 0 13
North Zghorta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
North Koura 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4
North Becharre 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 5
North Batroun 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Bekaa Hermel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bekaa Baalbeck 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 5
Bekaa Zahle 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 6
Bekaa West Bekaa 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Bekaa Rashaya 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
Nabatieh Nabatieh 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 1 9
Nabatieh Hasbaya 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Nabatieh Marjeoun 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Nabatieh Bint Jbeil 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
South Saida 0 0 1 0 4 5 1 4 15
South Tyr 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 1 10
South Jezzine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mount Lebanon Jbeil 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 6
Mount Lebanon Kesrwan 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4
Mount Lebanon Metn 2 0 6 0 1 9 0 1 19
Mount Lebanon Baabda 1 0 1 0 4 25 5 8 44
Mount Lebanon Aley 0 0 2 0 1 8 2 1 14
Mount Lebanon Chouf 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
Beirut Beirut 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 6 17
Unspecified Unspecified 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 5
LEBANON 12 2 21 0 23 115 19 31 223
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by month - Lebanon 2012

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/02/2014

Month Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Jan 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 1 8
Feb 2 1 0 0 0 6 1 1 11
Mar 5 0 2 0 1 5 0 2 15
Apr 1 0 2 0 0 8 0 2 13
May 1 0 1 0 4 14 1 2 23
Jun 0 0 2 0 2 17 7 6 34
Jul 1 0 0 0 4 21 7 3 36
Aug 1 0 1 0 4 9 2 4 21
Sep 0 1 3 0 2 15 1 4 26
Oct 0 0 2 0 1 6 0 2 11
Nov 0 0 4 0 2 7 0 3 16
Dec 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 1 9
TOTAL 12 2 21 0 23 115 19 31 223
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Table 4:Reported meningitis cases by age - Lebanon 2012

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/02/2014

Age group Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
0-4y 5 1 4 0 11 38 9 12 80
5-14y 2 0 2 0 4 35 9 9 61
15-24y 1 0 1 0 1 13 0 2 18
25-64y 4 1 11 0 5 23 0 8 52
65+y 0 0 3 0 2 6 1 0 12
TOTAL 12 2 21 0 23 115 19 31 223
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by gender - Lebanon 2012

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/02/2014

Gender Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Male 6 0 10 0 15 65 15 19 130
Female 6 2 11 0 8 50 4 12 93
Unspecified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 12 2 21 0 23 115 19 31 223
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Table 12:Reported meningitis cases by outcome - Lebanon 2012

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/02/2014

Outcome Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Guerison 4 1 10 0 3 26 6 9 59
Death 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 8
Sequelae 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
unknown 8 0 9 0 18 86 12 21 154
TOTAL 12 2 21 0 23 115 19 31 223
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Meningitis Surveillance