Table 1.
Mapping human rabies morbidity rate
| Country (region, district and town) | Human rabies morbidity rate | Study duration |
| Chad (N’Djamena) | An annual incidence of bites from suspected rabid animals of 12.9/100 000103 | 7 months, September 2008–April 2009103 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) | 29 positive to rabies in 5053 dog bites recorded in the veterinary clinics34 | 5 years, 2009–201334 |
| Ethiopia (national level; Ababa and outside of Addis Ababa; North Gondar administrative zone) | A total of 924 human rabies reported.101 The incidence of human rabies exposure was reported to be 40 per 100 000 people in Ethiopia33; annual estimated rabies incidence of 2.33 cases per 100 000 in humans101; the incidence of human rabies exposure cases calculated per 100 000 people was 35.8, 63.0, 89.8 and 73.1 every year91 | 1 year, January 2016–31 December 2016; 2 years, 2015–2017; 3 years, 2012–2015; 11 months, April 2009–March 201033 91 100 101 |
| Ghana (Techiman municipality; eastern region of Ghana) | 54 dog bite victims bitten by rabies-positive dogs84; 13 cases of human38; an annual incidence of rabies cases of 172 per a population of 100 00048 | 4 years, 2009–2012; 6 years, 2011–2016; 2 years, 2013–201538 48 84 |
| Ivory Coast (national level) | Annual incidence of 0.06–0.08 per 100 00035 | 3 years, 2014–201635 |
| Kenya (Machakos and Kitui counties in lower eastern region; Kisumu county in Lake Victoria basin; Nandi county in Central Rift Valley and Kilifi coastal region) | Human injuries caused by animal bites, incidence of 289 per 100 000 persons30 | 6 years, 2011–201630 |
| Madagascar (national level) | 9 of the 11 suspected human cases tested with a laboratory-confirmed rabies86 31 positive cases of human rabies reported46 |
6 years, 2006–2011; 6 years, 2005–201046 86 |
| Malawi (Blantyre) | 14 paediatric rabies cases reported92 | 6 years, 2012–201792 |
| Namibia (Kavango) | An incidence of 1.0 and 2.4 per 100 000 inhabitants and per year on average43 | 7 years, 2011–201743 |
| Tanzania (Mwanza region; Tabora; Shinyanga; Mara; Ulanga; Kilombero; Serengeti; Dodoma region; Ngorongoro districts in northern Tanzania and in the 11 districts in southern Tanzania) | Average annual incidence per 100 000 bites of 37.1, 11.3 and 33.5 in human population89 An incidence of bite patients seeking PEP declined substantially (>50%)95 An annual incidence of 58 cases per 100 00041 Mean incidence of 74 bites considered at risk of rabies transmission per 100 000 persons per year97 An average of 75.6 and 19.3 probable rabies exposures per 100 000 persons per year99 |
5 years, 2002–2006; 4 years, 2002–2006; January 2011–January 2013; 7 years, 2008–2014; 2002–2017; 2011–2017; 2011–201641 89 90 97 99 |
| Uganda (national level) | 208 720 patients with animal bite injuries treated across the country88 | 14 years, 2001–201588 |
| Zimbabwe (national level) | Among rabies suspect, 42 (73.7%) were positive39 | 11 years, 1992–200339 |
PEP, post-exposure prophylaxis.