Table 4.
Mapping research gaps and strengths in Africa
| African countries | Mapping research gaps and strengths in Africa | |||||
| Diagnostic capacity | Coordinated surveillance | Lack of PEP course completion/PEP unavailable | Inefficient control | Insufficient knowledge and practice on rabies prevention | Low dog vaccination coverage (<70%) | |
| Algeria | N/A | N/A | N/A | √90 | N/A | X90 |
| Cameroon | √36 | √36 | X36 | √36 | N/A | X36 |
| Chad | X108 | X108 | X108 | X108 | N/A | X108 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | X34 40 | X34 | X34 40 | X34 42 | N/A | X42 |
| Ethiopia | X21 33 45 | N/A | X91 | X33 91 101 | X101 | X33 91 101 |
| Ghana | X48 | X48 | X48 84 | X38 48 84 | N/A | X38 84 |
| Ivory Coast | √35 | √35 | X35 | X35 | N/A | X35 |
| Kenya | X30 | X30 | X30 | X30 | N/A | N/A |
| Madagascar | √31 46 86 | X46 86 | X31 46 | X31 46 86 | N/A | X31 46 |
| Malawi | X92 | √92 | √92 | √92 | N/A | N/A |
| Mozambique | X37 | X37 | X37 | X37 | N/A | X37 |
| Namibia | X43 | X43 | N/A | X43 | N/A | N/A |
| Nigeria | X93 94 | N/A | X47 93–95 | X47 93–95 | N/A | X47 |
| Senegal | X32 | √32 | X32 | X32 | √32 | X32 |
| Tanzania | X90 97 | √89 97 | X41 44 89 97 99 | X41 44 89 97 99 | X44 | N/A |
| Uganda | X87 88 102 | X87 88 102 | X102 | X87 88 102 | N/A | X87 102 |
| South Africa | √42 | √42 | X42 96 | √42 | N/A | N/A |
| Zimbabwe | √39 | √39 | N/A | X39 | N/A | X39 |
PEP, post-exposure prophylaxis.