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This value was constant and is thought to approximate the \u2018 true\u2019 incidence of symptomatic, seropositive IM in the general community.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Of the 1258 seropositive cases, 48\u00b77 % were males and 51\u00b73 % females. The peak age incidence was 15\u201319 years for both sexes. Twenty-one per cent of the cases were in children under 15 years and only 8\u00b71 % in adults older than 25 years. No significant variation was found in the seasonal or urban\/rural incidence. 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