(LML) WHO Epidemiological Record

Leprosy Mailing List – September 1,  2013 

Ref.:    (LML) WHO Epidemiological Record

From:  Sunil Deepak, Bologna, Italy

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Dear Pieter,

According to WHO Epidemiological Record (WER 35, 30 August 2013), there were 20,213 new cases of leprosy in Africa in 2011, and it specifies that this is updated data from that presented in 2012 (WER 34, 24 August 2012). In fact in WER 34, the number of new cases in Africa in 2011 was 12,673.

However, in “The WHO Africa Region Strategic Plan for Further Reducing the Burden of Leprosy 2013-15” (updated in February 2013), the number of new cases of leprosy in 2011 was 25,231.

May I ask our colleagues from AFRO office of WHO to throw some light on these figures?

 

Sunil

Dr. Sunil Deepak

Head, Scientific Department

AIFO

Via Borselli 4-6

40135 Bologna

Italy

Webpage: www.aifo.it/english/

 

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