Egypt
ILEP Co-ordination
Deutsche Lepra-und Tuberkulosehilfe is currently the ILEP National Co-ordinator for Egypt.
For further information regarding the co-ordination in Egypt please contact the head office:
Deutsche Lepra- und Tuberkulosehilfe
PO Box 9062
D-97090 Würzburg
GERMANY
Tel no: +49 (931) 79480
Fax no: +49 (931) 7948160
E-mail: info@dahw.de
Basic Statistics
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 216 | 1 028 | 472 | 86 | 64 | 11 |
| 2005 | 1 134 | 991 | 401 | 88 | 30 | 5 |
| 2006 | 945 | 848 | 316 | 52 | 37 | 4 |
| 2007 | 887 | 787 | 347 | 53 | 56 | 3 |
| 2008 | 797 | 713 | 291 | 68 | 58 | 1 |
| 2009 | 700 | 616 | 265 | 48 | 42 | 5 |
| 2010 | 680 | 601 | 243 | 52 | 55 | 5 |
| 2011 | 649 | 581 | 271 | 52 | 42 | 6 |
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 : No. 34, 2012, 87, 317-328.
Presentation on leprosy in Egypt made in July 2009
Click on link for presentation on leprosy in Egypt made at the WHO Eastern Mediterranean National Leprosy Programme Managers' Meeting, held in Cairo, 15th - 16th July 2009.