Table 1. Number of animal specimens submitted to the laboratory and confirmed as positive, and positivity rates for domestic and wildlife species.
Species | Specimens submitted | Positive | Positive rates(%) |
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Domestic animals | |||
Dogs | 3,841 | 1,428 | 37.2 |
Cattle | 1,463 | 469 | 32.1 |
Cats | 516 | 47 | 9.1 |
Sheep | 54 | 14 | 25.9 |
Goats | 97 | 58 | 59.8 |
Donkey/horses | 50 | 22 | 44.0 |
Pigs | 23 | 7 | 30.4 |
Sub-total | 6,044 | 2,045 | 33.8 |
Wildlife | |||
Jackals | 442 | 255 | 57.7 |
Mongoose | 1,043 | 242 | 23.2 |
Bat eared foxes | 65 | 12 | 18.5 |
Civet | 19 | 7 | 36.8 |
Wild cats | 26 | 2 | 7.7 |
Wild dogs | 28 | 4 | 14.3 |
Other wildlife | 797 | 38 | 4.8 |
Sub-total | 2,420 | 560 | 23.1 |
Total | 8,464 | 2,605 | 30.8 |