Mastitis epidemiology and demographics

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]

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Prevalence

Worldwide, the prevalence of mastitis ranges from a low of 1000 per 100,000 persons to a high of 10000 per 100,000 persons with an average prevalence of 4700 per 100,000 persons.