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Table 5 Number of human deaths due to rabies in different provinces in Sri Lanka

From: Pattern of animal bites and post exposure prophylaxis in rabies: A five year study in a tertiary care unit in Sri Lanka

Year

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Province

Central Province

6

3

3

2

1

2

0

Eastern Province

7

7

8

8

11

7

5

Northern

6

2

5

8

3

3

6

North Central Province

3

3

6

4

1

3

4

North Western Province

8

16

5

4

6

6

3

Sabaragamuwa Province

3

1

3

3

1

3

2

Southern Province

10

7

7

5

7

1

4

Uva Province

2

3

3

4

2

3

2

Western Province

14

9

18

11

9

10

2

Total

59

51

58

49

41

38

28

  1. Source: Epidemiology Bulletin, Sri Lanka