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 |