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. 2012 May 31;7(5):e35671. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035671

Table 3. Reported and estimated incidence of visceral leishmaniasis in the East African region.

Reported VL cases/year Years of report Estimated annual VL incidence
Djibouti no data
Eritrea 100 2008 200 to 4001
Ethiopia 1860 2004–2008 3700 to 74001
Kenya 145 2004–2008 610 to 12002
Somalia 679 2009 1400 to 27001
Sudan 3742 2005–2009 15,700 to 30,3002
South Sudan 1756 2004–2008 7400 to 14,2002
Uganda 288 2004–2008 350 to 5203
Region 8569 29,400 to 56,700
1

Underreporting considered moderate (2–4-fold).

2

Underreporting considered severe (4.2–8.1-fold).

3

Underreporting considered mild (1.2–1.8).