Table 2.
Estimated number of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy cases with 95% confidence intervals in the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control-areas for two time periods
| 1995 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Areas where presence of OAE is reported / suspected | Number of cases | 93 (95% CI: 40–352) | 117 (95% CI: 50–441) |
| Total population | 9 214 | 15 821 | |
| Areas where presence of OAE has not yet been investigated | Number of cases | 205 (95% CI: 85–922) | 264 (95% CI: 109–1195) |
| Total population | 81 116 | 139 282 | |
| Total | Number of cases | 298 (95% CI: 124–1274) | 381 (95% CI: 158–1636) |
| Total population | 90 330 | 155 103 |
Numbers are presented in thousands