Table 2. Epidemiological Characteristics of Leprosy Cases Diagnosed in 1990–2019 in Yunnan, China.
| Leprosy (n, %) | New detected | Relapsed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (1990–2019) | Period 1 (1990–2003) | Period 2 (2004–2019) | Total (1990–2019) | Period 1 (1990–2003) | Period 2 (2004–2019) | ||
| 11052 (100) | 6868 (62.1) | 4184 (37.9) | 511 (100) | 336 (100) | 175 (100) | ||
| Gender | Male | 7794 (68.1) | 4928 (44.6) | 2866 (25.9) | 428 (83.8) | 285 (84.8) | 143 (81.7) |
| Age | < 15 years old | 452 (4.1) | 331 (3.0) | 121 (1.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| ≥ 15 years old | 10603 (95.5) | 6537 (59.1) | 4066 (36.8) | 511 (100) | 336 (100) | 175 (100) | |
| Classification | MB | 7031 (63.6) | 4361 (39.5) | 2670 (24.2) | 442 (86.5) | 290 (86.3) | 152 (86.9) |
| PB | 4021 (36.4) | 2507 (22.7) | 1514 (13.7) | 69 (13.5) | 46 (13.7) | 23 (13.1) | |
| Detection mode | Spontaneous demand | 2279 (20.6) | 1536 (13.9) | 743 (6.7) | 84 (16.4) | 40 (11.9) | 44 (25.1) |
| Dermatology | 2983 (27.0) | 1621 (14.7) | 1362 (12.3) | 58 (11.4) | 34 (10.1) | 24 (13.7) | |
| Report of illness by others | 1807 (16.3) | 1217 (11.0) | 590 (5.3) | 31 (6.1) | 18 (5.4) | 13 (7.4) | |
| Contact examination | 1272 (11.5) | 787 (7.1) | 485 (4.4) | 86 (16.8) | 67 (19.9) | 19 (10.9) | |
| Focus investigation | 343 (3.1) | 157 (1.4) | 186 (1.7) | 121 (23.68) | 93 (27.7) | 28 (16.0) | |
| Collective examination | 130 (1.2) | 100 (0.9) | 30 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) | |
| Clue investigation | 1978 (17.9) | 1252 (11.3) | 726 (6.6) | 74 (14.5) | 54 (16.1) | 20 (11.4) | |
| General survey | 131 (1.2) | 96 (0.9) | 35 (0.3) | 7 (1.2) | 4 (0.1) | 3 (0.2) | |
| Other ways | 162 (1.5) | 102 (0.9) | 60 (0.5) | 49 (9.6) | 26 (7.7) | 23 (13.1) | |
| Grade 2 disability | 2237 (20.2) | 1441 (13.0) | 796 (7.2) | 190 (37.2) | 123 (36.6) | 67 (38.3) | |
MB: Multi-bacillary; PB: Pauci-bacillary.