incidence

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With an incidence of one in 36,000 births, Leigh syndrome is classified as a rare disease under European guidelines.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Liz Darlison, chief executive at Mesothelioma UK, said the country "shamefully has the highest incidence of mesothelioma in the world" with research urgently needed.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Caregiving incidence goes up to 31% among those with a parent who is 75 or older.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

What we’re going to have is a real-world experience of when unvaccinated people get measles, what is the new incidence of hospitalization?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Because of the way ESP is defined—communication without any normal sensory mechanisms—there is no way to tell the difference between a single incidence of ESP and a chance guess.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos