Table 1.
Accrued rabies cases caused by bat-maintained RABLV variantsin Latin America and the Caribbean, grouped by host species within the period 2005–2016. The average number of annual cases are listed outside parentheses and the total samples confirmed by country within parentheses and reported to PAHO within period 2005–2016. Bats: hematophagous, insectivorous, and species not identified. Domestic animals: cattle, bison, goats, equines, llamas, sheep, swine. Wild animals: mongoose, badger, marten, otter, weasel, kinkajou, coati, raccoon, opossum, skunk, fox, lynx, coyote, wolf, bear, deer, buffalo, rabbits, beaver, squirrels. Samples for which the species was not identified were removed. Source: SIRVERA http://siepi.panaftosa.org.br/, accessed 2/15/17.
| Country | Human | Dog | Bat | Cat | Other domestic animals | Other wildlife animals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 0 (1) | 4 (4) | 16 (193) | 1 (6) | 15 (152) | 1 (11) |
| Belize | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 0 (2) |
| Bolivia | 3 (31) | 83 (990) | 1 (6) | 9 (106) | 26 (256) | 1 (9) |
| Brazil | 7 (77) | 25 (305) | 49 (582) | 5 (56) | 157 (1567) | 20 (239) |
| Canada | 0 (0) | 3 (37) | 5 (63) | 2 (25) | 4 (37) | 8 (92) |
| Chile | 0 (0) | 0 (2) | 81 (975) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (1) |
| Colombia | 2 (20) | 2 (24) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 82 (822) | 1 (7) |
| Costa Rica | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) |
| Cuba | 0 (3) | 32 (386) | 2 (24) | 11 (133) | 8 (84) | 32 (387) |
| Dominican Republic | 1 (15) | 54 (653) | 0 (4) | 10 (123) | 5 (53) | 8 (99) |
| Ecuador | 1 (15) | 0 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 24 (235) | 0 (0) |
| El Salvador | 1 (6) | 37 (404) | 1 (7) | 6 (73) | 14 (136) | 1 (6) |
| Guatemala | 1 (12) | 37 (446) | 0 (0) | 2 (19) | 12 (220) | 0 (4) |
| Haiti | 3 (38) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (2) | 0 (0) |
| Honduras | 0 (1) | 8 (99) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 0 (1) |
| Mexico | 2 (28) | 26 (308) | 1 (16) | 1 (13) | 165 (1653) | 7 (88) |
| Nicaragua | 0 (0) | 0 (4) | 0 (3) | 0 (1) | 2 (17) | 0 (1) |
| Panama | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (46) | 0 (0) |
| Paraguay | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 0 (4) | 0 (2) | 31 (309) | 0 (5) |
| Peru | 10 (121) | 9 (107) | 3 (38) | 1 (8) | 137 (1372) | 1 (14) |
| Puerto Rico | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 1 (8) | 1 (6) |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (3) | 0 (0) |
| United States | 1 (13) | 2 (27) | 4 (51) | 3 (36) | 5 (54) | |
| Uruguay | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (5) | 0 (0) | 5 (49) | 0 (0) |
| Venezuela | 0 (4) | 17 (201) | 0 (0) | 1 (7) | 13 (128) | 0 (0) |