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

Table 7. Reported and estimated incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the American region.

Reported CL cases/year Years of report Estimated annual CL incidence
Argentina 261 2004–2008 730 to 12001
Belize no data
Bolivia 2647 2004–2008 7400 to 12,2001
Brazil 26,008 2003–2007 72,800 to 119,6001
Colombia 17,420 2005–2009 48,800 to 80,1001
Costa Rica 1249 2002–2006 3500 to 57001
Dominican Republic no data 0 to 0
Ecuador 1724 2004–2008 4800 to 79001
El Salvador no data 0 to 0
French Guyana 233 2004–2008 650 to 11001
Guatemala 684 2004–2008 1900 to 31001
Guyana 16 2006–2008 50 to 701
Honduras 1159 2006–2008 3200 to 53001
Mexico 811 2004–2008 2300 to 37001
Nicaragua 3222 2003–2007 9000 to 14,8001
Panama 2188 2005–2009 6100 to 10,1001
Paraguay 431 2004–2008 1200 to 20001
Peru 6405 2004–2008 17,900 to 29,5001
Suriname 3 2005–2007 8 to 141
Venezuela 2480 2004–2008 6900 to 11,4001
REGION 66,941 187,200 307,800
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Underreporting considered mild (2.8–4.6-fold) based on data from Argentina [29].