Table 4. Reported and estimated incidence of visceral leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean region.

	Reported VL cases/year	Years of report	Estimated annual VL incidence
Albania	114	2004–2008	140	to	2101
Algeria	111	2004–2008	130	to	2001
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	2002–2005	2	to	31
Bulgaria	7	2004–2008	8	to	121
Croatia	5	2004–2008	6	to	81
Cyprus	2	2008	2	to	41
Egypt	1	2008	1	to	21
France	18	2004–2008	20	to	301
Greece	42	2004–2008	50	to	801
Israel	2	2003–2007	3	to	41
Italy	134	2003–2007	160	to	2401
Jordan	0	2004–2008	0	to	0
Lebanon	0	2004–2008	0	to	0
Libya	3	2004–2008	5	to	102
Macedonia	7	2005–2009	9	to	131
Malta	2	2002–2005	3	to	41
Monaco		no data
Montenegro	3	2004–2008	4	to	51
Morocco	152	2004–2008	300	to	6102
Palestine	5	2004–2008	10	to	202
Portugal	15	2003–2007	20	to	301
Slovenia		no data
Spain	117	2004–2008	140	to	2101
Syria	14	2004–2008	30	to	602
Tunisia	89	2004–2008	110	to	1601
Turkey	29	2003–2007	60	to	1202
Region	875		1200		2000

¹Underreporting considered mild (1.2–1.8-fold).

²Underreporting considered moderate (2–4-fold).