Table 2.
Indicators of animal and human rabies risks over the project period.
| Prior to project implementation |
After project implementation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Animal and human cases | ||||||||
| Dog brain samples tested | 123 | 87 | 90 | 66 | 36 | 45 | 48 | 32 |
| Confirmed dog cases | 50 | 29 | 44 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of samples positive | 40.7 | 33.3 | 48.9 | 28.8 | 22.2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspect human cases | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Annual incidence of suspect human cases per 100,000 (N = 568,017) | 0.352 | 0.176 | 0.352 | 0.352 | 0.352 | 0.176 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Patients seeking animal bite consultations | 897 | 954 | 1,475 | 2,015 | 3,070 | 3,571 | 5,908 | 5,520 |
| Number of children seeking animal bite consultations (%) | Not available | 1,265 (42) | 1,378 (43) | 2,052 (40) | 1,394 (41) | |||
| Dog vaccinations | ||||||||
| Number of barangays reached by the vaccination campaign | 329 | 342 | 381 | 266 | 340 | 420 | 485 | 447 |
| % Barangays reached (n = 557) | 59.1 | 61.4 | 68.4 | 47.8 | 61.0 | 75.4 | 87.1 | 80.3 |
| Number of dogs vaccinated | 12,044 | 12,203 | 28,581 | 12,066 | 23,539 | 39,647 | 38,722 | 36,460 |
| % Dogs vaccinated (assuming n = 76,628)a | 15.7 | 15.9 | 37.3 | 15.7 | 30.7 | 51.7 | 50.5 | 47.6 |
| % Dogs vaccinated (assuming n = 149,748)b | 8.0 | 8.1 | 19.1 | 8.1 | 15.7 | 26.5 | 25.9 | 24.3 |
| % Dogs vaccinated (assuming n = 278,691)c | 4.3 | 4.4 | 10.3 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.1 |
A child is defined as anyone 15 years or younger.
aConcluded from dog censuses in 2013.
bConcluded from community survey in 2014.
cConcluded from comprehensive dog population assessment in 2016.