Table 2.
Total number of animal bites to humans and number of exposed people
| Year | Bites | Vaccine (Verorab) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported | Domestic dogs | Stray dogs | Other animals* | Total | Total distributed | Vaccines per bite |
| 2001 | 237 (54%) | 167 (38%) | 32 (7%) | 436 | 780 | 1·8 |
| 2002 | 221 (51%) | 181 (42%) | 30 (7%) | 432 | 1655 | 3·8 |
| 2003 | 234 (52%) | 182 (40%) | 36 (8%) | 452 | 1397 | 3·1 |
| 2004 | 353 (58%) | 204 (34%) | 50 (8%) | 607 | 2028 | 3·3 |
| 2005 | 304 (61%) | 140 (28%) | 51 (10%) | 495 | 1168 | 2·4 |
| 2006 | 321 (67%) | 29 (6%) | 131 (27%)† | 481 | 1570 | 3·3 |
| 2007 | 224 (57%) | 133 (34%) | 35 (9%) | 392 | 1170 | 3 |
| 2008 | 261 (52%) | 211 (42%) | 30 (6%) | 502 | 1265 | 2·5 |
| 2009 | 261 (53%) | 213 (43%) | 20 (4%) | 494 | 1780 | 3·6 |
| 2010 | 188 (50%) | 165 (44%) | 26 (7%) | 379 | 847 | 2·2 |
| 2011 | 175 (52%) | 143 (42%) | 21 (6%) | 339 | 1223 | 3·6 |
| 2012 | 125 (46%) | 133 (49%) | 13 (5%) | 271 | 1421 | 5·2 |
| Total | 2904 (55%) | 1901 (36%) | 475 (9%) | 5280 | 16 322 | n.a. |
| Annual average | 242 | 158 | 39 | 440 | 1360 | 3·15 |
Modified from the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health website (www.moph.gov.lb).
n.a., Not applicable.
*
Cats, wild animals, bats, rodents, and others.
†
Peaked levels of other animals in 2006 relative to previous years mainly included wild animals. One possible explanation is the war state in Lebanon where families were homeless or living in camps in rural areas and more exposed to unusual bites.