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 415 246 134 69 32 7
2005 395 231 113 43 57 11
2006 358 229 122 44 36 7
2007 434 262 149 59 60 3
2008 471 287 152 73 62 7
2009 387 246 120 64 26 6
2010 339 210 130 62 25 3

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.  

Trends in Case Detection in Yemen, 1982-2008

Trends in Case Detection in Yemen, 1982-2008

The WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record published on 22nd May 2009 contained a report of leprosy trends in Yemen from 1982 - 2008. Click on link to read the report in full.