Table 1.

Rabies epidemiology and management in the 7 countries represented at MEEREB.

	Croatia	Egypt	Georgia	Iran	Serbia	Turkey	Ukraine
Main reservoir(s)	Fox	Dog	Dog, jackal, wolf	Dog, wolf, fox, jackal	Fox	Dog, fox, jackal	Dog, fox
Main vector(s)	Dog, cat	Dog	Dog, cat	Dog	Dog, cat	Dog	Cat, dog
Human population (estimates)*	~4,500,000	~80,500,000	~4,600,000	~76,900,000	~7,300,000	~77,800,000	~45,500,000
Number of human rabies cases reported between 2000–2009 [1999–2009 for Turkey]	0	880	90	62	0	21	29
Human rabies cases reported in 2009**	0	80	6	2	0	2	6
Estimated human rabies incidence per million (2009)**	—	0.99	1.30	0.02	—	0.025	0.13
Number of PEP (2009)	1,750	~200,000	28,055	130,531	1,609	178,250	21,000
PEP incidence per million people (2009)**	388	~2,485	6,100	1,700	220	2,290	461
PEP vaccination regimen	4 doses IM (Zagreb 2-1-1) Rarely: 5 doses IM (Essen)	6 doses IM at days 0, 3, 7, 14, 28, 90	6 doses IM at days 0, 3, 7, 14, 28, 90	5 doses IM at days 0, 3, 7, 14, 28	5 doses IM at days 0, 3, 7, 14, 28	5 doses IM at days 0, 3, 7, 14, and 21 or 28	6 doses IM at days 0, 3, 7, 14, 28, 90
Type of rabies Immunoglobulin used	HRIG (locally produced)	HRIG (private sector)	ERIG (public sector) HRIG (private sector)	HRIG (public sector)	HRIG (locally produced)	ERIG (public sector) HRIG (private sector)	ERIG (locally produced)
Number of PrEP in 2009	200 (population at risk)	N.a.***	Vets (on a voluntary basis)	N.a. (population at risk)	51 (population at risk)	991 (population at risk)	N.a. (population at risk)

Figures reported by MEEREB participants.

*July 2010 estimates—The World Fact Book—https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/.

**Calculated from data reported by participants for the population mentioned.

***N.a.: data not available.