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incidence

Number of occurrences of illness commencing, or of persons falling ill, during a given period in a specific population: usually expressed as a rate.

Note: When expressed as a rate, it is the number of ill persons divided by the average number of persons in the specified population during a defined period, or alternatively divided by the estimated number of persons at the mid-point of that period.

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