Table 9. Reported and estimated incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the East African region.
| Reported CL cases/year | Years of report | Estimated annual CL incidence | |||
| Djibouti | no data | ||||
| Eritrea | 50 | 2008 | 250 | to | 5001 |
| Ethiopia | no data | 20,000 | to | 50,0002 | |
| Kenya | no data | ||||
| Sudan | no data | 15,000 | to | 40,0003 | |
| South Sudan | no data | ||||
| REGION | 50 | 35,300 | to | 90,500 | |
1
Underreporting considered moderate (5–10-fold).
2
Based on conference report (Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia and World Health Organization. Consultative meeting for the control of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ethiopia; June 4–5, 2011; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia).
3
Based on estimates by Dr. Nuha Hamid, national project officer, WHO-Khartoum, Sudan (see Annex).