Republic of Lebanon

Ministry of Public Health

Meningitis Surveillance

Table 1:Reported meningitis cases - Lebanon 2020

Months: 1 to 12

as on 02/10/2021

N %
1.Bacterial 15 14.0%
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) 3 2.8%
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) 0 0.0%
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) 4 3.7%
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) 0 0.0%
Other with identified agent 8 7.5%
Bacterial not eslsewhere classified (BNOS) 0 0.0%
2.Aseptic 1 0.9%
3.Unspecified 91 85.0%
TOTAL 107 100.0%
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Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by mohafazat - Lebanon 2020

Months: 1 to 12

as on 02/10/2021

Mohafaza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 8
Bekaa 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 19 23
Nabatieh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
South 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 14
Mount Lebanon 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 38 44
Beirut 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 7
Unspecified 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 9
LEBANON 3 0 4 0 8 0 1 91 107
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Table 3:Reported meningitis cases by caza - Lebanon 2020

Months: 1 to 12

as on 02/10/2021

Mohafaza Caza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North Akkar 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3
North Menieh Dinnieh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
North Tripoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
North Zghorta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Koura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
North Becharre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Batroun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bekaa Hermel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bekaa Baalbeck 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 8
Bekaa Zahle 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 11
Bekaa West Bekaa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Bekaa Rashaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nabatieh Nabatieh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
Nabatieh Hasbaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nabatieh Marjeoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Nabatieh Bint Jbeil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Saida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
South Tyr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
South Jezzine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mount Lebanon Jbeil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Mount Lebanon Kesrwan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3
Mount Lebanon Metn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Mount Lebanon Baabda 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14 17
Mount Lebanon Aley 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 11
Mount Lebanon Chouf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 8
Beirut Beirut 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 7
Unspecified Unspecified 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 9
LEBANON 3 0 4 0 8 0 1 91 107
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by month - Lebanon 2020

Months: 1 to 12

as on 02/10/2021

Month Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Jan 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 20 25
Feb 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 14 21
Mar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16
Apr 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 10
May 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15
Jun 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5
Jul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Aug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Sep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Oct 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Nov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Dec 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5
TOTAL 3 0 4 0 8 0 1 91 107
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Table 4:Reported meningitis cases by age - Lebanon 2020

Months: 1 to 12

as on 02/10/2021

Age group Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
0-4y 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 38 46
5-14y 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 14 16
15-24y 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 12
25-64y 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 15 18
65+y 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 12
TOTAL 3 0 4 0 8 0 1 91 107
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Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by gender - Lebanon 2020

Months: 1 to 12

as on 02/10/2021

Gender Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Male 2 0 1 0 5 0 1 53 62
Female 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 38 45
Unspecified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3 0 4 0 8 0 1 91 107
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Table 12:Reported meningitis cases by outcome - Lebanon 2020

Months: 1 to 12

as on 02/10/2021

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sequelae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
unknown 3 0 4 0 8 0 1 91 107
TOTAL 3 0 4 0 8 0 1 91 107
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