Table 2.
Confirmeda Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Cases by Subregion, Age Group, and Pathogen
| Subregion and Age Group | No. of CSF Specimens Testedb | No. of Confirmed Cases | Confirmed Hi Cases (% of Confirmed Cases) | Confirmed Nm Cases (% of Confirmed Cases) | Confirmed Spn Cases (% of Confirmed Cases) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South-Eastc (n = 18 259 total suspected meningitis cases) | |||||
| 1–12 mo | 9620 | 409 | 63 (15.4) | 34 (8.3) | 312 (76.2) |
| 13–59 mo | 6908 | 307 | 44 (14.3) | 76 (24.8) | 187 (60.9) |
| Total | 16 528 | 716 | 107 (14.9) | 110 (15.4) | 499 (69.7) |
| West-Centrald (n = 31 585 total suspected meningitis cases) | |||||
| 1–12 mo | 8518 | 495 | 80 (16.2) | 133 (26.9) | 282 (57.0) |
| 13–59 mo | 11 779 | 459 | 45 (9.8) | 188 (41.0) | 226 (49.2) |
| Total | 20 297 | 954 | 125 (13.1) | 321 (33.6) | 508 (53.2) |
| Totals of both regions | 36 825 | 1670 | 232 (13.9) | 431 (25.8) | 1007 (60.3) |
Abbreviations: CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; Hi, Haemophilus influenzae; Nm, Neisseria meningitidis; Spn, Streptococcus pneumoniae.
aConfirmed cases refer to suspected or probable bacterial meningitis with laboratory evidence of Hi, Nm, or Spn.
bSpecimens tested by at least 1 laboratory method (polymerase chain reaction, culture, latex agglutination, immunochromatographic test).
cSouth-East subregion countries: Ethiopia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
dWest-Central subregion countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.