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. 2018 Jul 30;1:23. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/aasopenres.12872.1

Table 1. Number of samples submitted, tested for rabies and percent positivity by species, Kenya 1958 – 2017.

Species Number of
samples
submitted
Number
positive
% Positive
Domestic
Dogs 4527 2796 62
Cattle 1461 1192 82
Cats 479 198 41
Goats/Sheep 361 280 78
Equine 167 113 68
Pigs 12 7 58
Camel 6 1 17
Sub-total 7013 4587 65
Wildlife
Jackal 89 56 63
Fox 26 17 65
Honey badger 39 23 59
Hyena 15 7 47
Civet 9 3 33
Mongoose 61 38 62
Other wildlife 168 12 7
Sub-total 407 156 38
Human 164 120 73
Total 7584 4863 64