Human rabies surveillance and control in China, 2005–2012

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 2 Rabies deaths and exposed population according to age, population and gender

Category	Wound treatment		Vaccine inoculation		Antibody injection
	Total	Rate (%)	Total	Rate (%)	Total	Rate (%)
Sex
Male	888	31.76	867	9.11	866	1.85
Female	341	40.47	334	11.08	332	2.71
Age
0-	218	33.03	218	18.35	218	7.34
15-	99	26.26	95	8.42	97	0
30-	199	36.18	193	6.74	196	0.51
45-	355	33.52	344	8.72	341	0.88
60-	285	38.95	282	8.51	276	1.45
75-	68	25.00	65	0	66	0
Occupation
Farmer	884	35.18	858	7.58	861	0.93
Student	162	32.72	160	16.25	162	5.56
Preschool	79	34.18	79	21.52	77	9.09
Other	98	30.61	98	8.16	91	0
Exposure category
Category II	267	29.59	250	6.00	253	0.40
Category III	841	38.53	811	11.96	812	2.96
Location of exposure
Head, face, neck	128	57.03	125	46.40	127	16.54
Trunk	23	26.09	22	0	23	0
Upper limb	658	32.07	633	6.32	629	0.32
Lower limb	358	33.24	332	4.52	343	0.29
Wounding animal
Dog	1148	34.93	1105	10.41	1100	0
Cat	55	29.09	54	1.85	55	0
Other	10	20.00	18	0	19	0
Animal origin
Household pet	543	34.81	527	5.31	530	0.38
Neighbor’s pet	246	39.43	236	12.71	240	2.92
Roaming animal	331	32.63	319	14.42	320	4.06
Wild animal	5	20.00	2	0	3	0
Other	56	23.21	57	10.53	59	3.39

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