ILEP Co-ordination

ILEP Co-ordination

There is currently no ILEP National Coordinator for French Polynesia.

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
2003 11 10  
2005 10 5 4 2
2006 8 3 3 1 2
2008 5 2 3 1 1  
2009 9 7 2 1    
2010 6 3 6     2

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.