Year Newly detected cases No. of new cases MB (a) No. of new female cases No. of new cases among children (b)  No. of new cases with G2D (c) Relapses
2005 252 158 151 30 41 2
2006  313 221  129 60 38  
2007  345 218  163 52 47 4
2008  141 84  61 34  12   
2009 247 167 146 68 41 0 
2010 174 126 69 21 30  

a MB = Multibacillary leprosy
b Children are cases of 0 - 14 years
c New G2D = WHO grade 2 disabilities among new cases 

source data: WHO Weekly epidemiological records :No. 13, 2005, 80, 113-124 : No. 34, 2005, 80, 289-296 : No. 32, 2006, 81, 309-316 : No. 25, 2007, 82, 225-232 : No. 33, 2008, 83, 293-300, No. 33, 2009, 84, 333-340 : No. 35, 2010, 85, 337-348 : No.36, 2011, 86, 389-400.