Table 2.
Trend of the frequency of detected leprosy cases in Iran by Leprosy type, remission rate and history of close contact with positive case
| Year | Leprosy type N (%) | Remission rate (%) | History of close contact with positive case (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multibacilli | Paucibacillary | Multibacilli | Paucibacillary | Yes | No | |
| 2005 | 48 (58) | 35 (42) | 44 | 50 | 30 | 70 |
| 2006 | 59 (91) | 6 (9) | 55 | 91 | 9 | 91 |
| 2007 | 29 (78) | 8 (22) | 72 | 83 | 8 | 92 |
| 2008 | 29 (91) | 3 (9) | 55 | 100 | 9 | 91 |
| 2009 | 33 (87) | 5 (13) | 69 | 100 | 13 | 87 |
| 2010 | 29 (93) | 2 (7) | 79 | 100 | 16 | 84 |
| 2011 | 22 (88) | 3 (12) | 76 | 50 | 4 | 96 |
| 2012 | 22 (88) | 3 (12) | 87.5 | 100 | 20 | 80 |
| 2013 | 13 (100) | 0 | 91 | 75 | 8 | 92 |
| 2014 | 20 (100) | 0 | 92 | - | 0 | 100 |
| 2015 | 7 (88) | 1 (12) | 81 | - | 38 | 62 |
| Total | 311(82.5) | 66 (17.5) | - | - | - | - |