Revision of Meningitis Surveillance System in Jordan during 2001 and 2014 Years

Meningitis may be defined as an inflammatory response to infection (bacterial, viral) of the pia-arachnoid and the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of the sub arachnoid space. It is characterized by sudden onset of febrile illness with signs and symptoms of meningeal involvement. The incidence rate of bacterial meningitis is between 3 and 5 per100,000 people per year in USA. The disease is even more common in developing countries.

In Jordan since 1988 meningitis is reported either as non-meningococcal meningitis (which including viral, Hib meningitis and other bacterial meningitis) or meningococcal. Based on annual report of infectious diseases at the Jordanian Ministry Of Health the incidence rate for the year 2000 for meningococcal meningitis is 0.7/100000 and IR for non-meningococcal is 22/100000 according to the national surveillance data. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>