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 |
Underreporting considered mild (2.8–4.6-fold) based on data from Argentina [29].