Table 6.

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

	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)

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