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 |
Underreporting considered moderate (2–4-fold).
Underreporting considered severe (4.2–8.1-fold).
Underreporting considered mild (1.2–1.8).