Meningitis
(asked on 2nd February 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of meningitis B there have been in people (a) under five, (b) aged five to 18 and (c) over 18 in the last five years.
The following table shows laboratory confirmed cases of Group B invasive meningococcal disease by epidemiological year and age group; under five years, five to 18 years and over 18 years. The data applies to England and Wales and is sourced from the Meningococcal Reference Unit. The data applies to England and Wales and is sourced from the Meningococcal Reference Unit.
| <5 years | 5-18 years | >18 years |
2009/2010 | 450 | 147 | 190 |
2010/2011 | 497 | 168 | 215 |
2011/2012 | 359 | 95 | 159 |
2012/2013 | 359 | 106 | 155 |
2013/2014 | 254 | 72 | 119 |
PHE data for invasive meningococcal disease is on the gov.uk website at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/meningococcal-disease-laboratory-confirmed-cases-in-england-and-wales