Table 3. Characteristics of bite patients and human deaths from PHO records before the study (2019) and during the study period (2020 to 2022).
| Year | 2019 pre-study | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Average per study year (2020-2022) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded human deaths | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Total bite patients | 9,217 | 8,370 | 11,269 | 14,308 | 11,316 |
| Mean monthly patients | 768 | 698 | 939 | 1,192 | 943 |
| Bite incidence per 100 k | 1,015 | 921 | 1,241 | 1,575 | 1,246 |
| % male | 49.5 | 49.9 | 48.2 | 47.6 | 48.4 |
| Bites U15yrs (%) | 3,781 (41) | 3,548 (42.4) | 5,065 (44.9) | 5,714 (39.9) | 4,776 (42.2) |
| Category I (%) | 106 (1.2) | 307 (3.7) | 26 (0.2) | 30 (0.2) | 121 (1.1) |
| Category II (%) | 7,322 (79.4) | 6,257 (74.8) | 9,189 (81.5) | 11,535 (80.6) | 8,994 (79.5) |
| Category III (%) | 1,789 (19.4) | 1,806 (21.6) | 2,054 (18.2) | 2,743 (19.2) | 2,201 (19.5) |
| ERIG (% of Category III) | 1,445 (80.8) | 1,459 (80.8) | 1,603 (78) | 2,197 (80.1) | 1,753 (79.6) |
| Dog bite (%) | 6,311 (68.5) | 5,947 (71.1) | 7,768 (68.9) | 9,289 (64.9) | 7,668 (67.8) |
| Cat bite (%) | 2,744 (29.8) | 2,352 (28.1) | 3,429 (30.4) | 4,912 (34.3) | 3,564 (31.5) |
| Bite by other animal (%) | 162 (1.8) | 71 (0.8) | 72 (0.6) | 107 (0.7) | 83 (0.7) |
ERIG: Equine rabies immunoglobulin; PHO: Provincial Health Office.