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Table 6 Number of new cases of epilepsy, and incidence of epilepsy and of onchocerciasis associated epilepsy

From: High prevalence of epilepsy in two rural onchocerciasis endemic villages in the Mahenge area, Tanzania, after 20 years of community directed treatment with ivermectin

 

Overall Population

Population aged 3–18 years

Village

Current population size (n)

Population total (2002–2007)

Total number of new cases

Incidence rate per 100 000 person-years (95% CI)

Population size (n)

Population total (2002–2007)

Total number of new cases

Total number of OAE cases

Incidence rate per 100 000 person-years (95% CI)

Matumbala

972

4635

4

86.3

376

1793

3

2

111.5

Vigoi

1646

7849

8

101.9

620

2956

5

3

101.5

Mdindo

941

4487

5

111.4

403

1922

4

3

156.1

Msogezi

1558

7429

10

134.6

686

3271

7

5

152.9

Total

5117

24 400

27

111 (73–161)

2085

9942

19

13

131 (70–223)

  1. OAE: Onchocerciasis associated epilepsy; All estimates were calculated over a 5 year period