Table 1. Characteristics of the 82 the dogs suspected of being rabid that contributed to the samples panel analyzed at the National Rabies Laboratory during 2012.

Variables	N (%)
Sex
Male	37 (45.1%)
Female	18 (22.0%)
Unknown	27 (32.9%)
Owner
Known	56 (68.3%)
Unknown	26 (31.7%)
Location
Bangui	65 (79.3%)
Prefectures	16 (19.5%)
Unknown	1 (1.2%)
Outcome
Killed	54 (65.9%)
Already dead	26 (31.7%)
Unknown	2 (2.4%)
Rabies diagnosis
Direct IF positive	69 (84.1%)
PCR positive	67 (81.7%)