Table 3. Details of the human deaths in the district during the study period.

Case	Age	Sex	Type of exposure	Biting animal	Health-seeking and wound response	Time between bite and death
Confirmed	3	F	Superficial scratch to the face	Owned dog, killed after biting	Did not report to the CTAR or any other hospitals; did not wash wound, but applied tambavy (a local plant).	~2 months
Suspected	67	M	Bite, no details on location	Owned dog, disappeared after the bite	No details but did not report for PEP.	~1 month
Suspected	61	M	Superficial bite to the hands	Owned dog, killed after biting	Reported to peripheral clinic and was referred to the CTAR, but did not report for PEP; washed wound and applied oil.	~2 months
Suspected	45	M	Deep bite to the hands	Unknown dog, disappeared after the bite	Reported to peripheral clinic and was referred to the CTAR, but did not report for PEP; washed wound.	~1 year