ILEP Co-ordination

ILEP Co-ordination

There is currently no ILEP National Co-ordinator for the Federal States of Micronesia.

Basic Statistics

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 153 63 63 69 1 3
2005 260 77 94 84 2 3
2006 151 69 47 39 1
2007 141 65 29 38    
2008 124 72 54 49    
2009 122 50 46 36 8
2010 117 62 41 22 4 5

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.