“…Among the Asian countries, it was highest in mainland China (Guangzhou: 3.4/ 100,000) followed by Hong Kong (3.06/100,000), and Macau (2.2/100,000). Data from Western Asia including studies from Kuwait [6] , Turkey [7] , and Israel [8] revealed an incidence rate of 2.8/100,000 and 5.04/100,000 in Kuwait and Israel, respectively, and a prevalence of 4.9/100,000 and 167/100,000 in Turkey and Israel, respectively.…”