AQW 14212/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of cases of meningitis confirmed in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust; (ii) the number of those cases that were aged under 18; (iii) the number of those cases that were fatal; and (iv) the current and developmental treatment options for each variety.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 5 July 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 5 July 2024
- Answer due by
- 24 July 2024
- Answered
- 23 July 202418 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Confirmed cases of meningitis in each Trust across the last five years
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Belfast Trust | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| South Eastern Trust | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Northern Trust | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Southern Trust | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Western Trust | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Confirmed cases of meningitis for those under the age of 18
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Belfast Trust | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| South Eastern Trust | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Northern Trust | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Southern Trust | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Western Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Due to the risk of small cell disclosure this information is unable to be provided.
The following recent guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence may be of interest:
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng240
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng240/informationforpublic
Further information about meningococcal disease epidemiology is available in the PHA Vaccine-preventable Disease reports: https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/publications/annual-immunisation-and-vaccine-preventable-diseases-reports