Understanding the spatio-temporal dynamics of meningitis epidemics outside the belt: the case of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Table 2 Confirmation of meningitis cases, DRC, 2008–2012

Serogroups/ Serotypes	Number	Percentage	Provinces
Collected samples	486
Received samples	486	100
Positive	54	11
Streptococcus pneumoniae	27	50	Kinshasa, Katanga
Haemophilus influenzae	1	2
Hi b	0	0
Hi a	0	0
Hi not serotyped	1	100	Katanga
Neisseria meningitidis	7	13	Province Orientale, Bandundu, Kinshasa
Nm A	3	43	Province Orientale
Nm B	0	0
Nm C	4	57	Bandundu, Kinshasa
Nm W	0	0
Other pathogens*	19	35	Kinshasa, Katanga and Bas-Congo
Contaminated samples	33	7
Sterile samples	170	35
Negative samples	229	47

Note: Bacterial meningitis is mainly due to Neisseria meningitidis (Nm), Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib). *Other pathogens causing meningitis include Streptococcus spp. (n = 1), Streptococcus group D (n = 5), Salmonella spp. (n = 1), Enterobacter spp. (n = 2), Citrobacter spp. (n = 3), Staphylococcus aureus (n = 1), Escherichia coli (n = 1) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 1). (Source: INRB)

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