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Incidence Statistics for Types of African Sleeping sickness

The information below shows a list of types of African Sleeping sickness, with information as to the annual incidence of each of these types of African Sleeping sickness. Estimates of the people affected each year are calculated based on the available statistics.

Incidence Statistics for Types of African Sleeping sickness

Disease	Incidence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
East African Trypanosomiasis	approx 1 in 12,952,380 or 0.00% or 21 people in USA	21	21 cases in USA (DPD)
West African Trypanosomiasis	N/A	N/A	No information

Types of African Sleeping sickness

For more information about types of African Sleeping sickness, refer to our section on types of African Sleeping sickness.

About incidence:

The medical term 'incidence' of African Sleeping sickness usually refers to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of African Sleeping sickness. Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers to the estimated population of people who are managing African Sleeping sickness at any given time (e.g. prevalence includes people who have had a medical condition for a long time). For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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Incidence Statistics for Types of African Sleeping sickness