Figure 1.

Epidemiological curve of weekly cases of rabies in dogs (n = 436) and date of exposure in humans (n = 5) in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa, 1 January 2021–13 February 2022

Of laboratory-confirmed canine cases, 69% of samples were collected through animal welfare organisations, 27% through private veterinarians and 4% directly by the state veterinarian. Cases in dogs are still forthcoming. Human cases for whom a date of exposure was known (n = 5/6) are denoted (X); all human cases have since died.