Table 1 Characteristics of 292 submitted animal samples
From: Background and descriptive features of rabies-suspected animals in Central Luzon, Philippines
Total | Positive | Negative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | (%) | Total | (%) | Total | (%) | |
Species | ||||||
 Dog | 266 | (91.1) | 158 | (69.9) | 108 | (47.8) |
 Cat | 25 | (8.6) | 2 | (8.0) | 23 | (92.0) |
 Other | 1 | (0.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (100.0) |
Sex (n = 238) | ||||||
 Male | 136 | (46.6) | 64 | (47.1) | 72 | (52.9) |
 Female | 102 | (34.9) | 65 | (63.7) | 37 | (36.3) |
Age (n = 242) | ||||||
 0-3 months | 92 | (38.0) | 28 | (30.4) | 64 | (69.6) |
 4-12 months | 58 | (24.0) | 38 | (65.5) | 20 | (34.5) |
 13-24 months | 28 | (11.6) | 23 | (82.1) | 5 | (17.9) |
 25-36 months | 24 | (9.9) | 17 | (70.8) | 7 | (29.2) |
 > 36 months | 40 | (13.2) | 17 | (42.5) | 23 | (57.5) |
Body size | ||||||
 Large (≧ 25 kg) | 7 | (2.4) | 3 | (42.9) | 4 | (57.1) |
 Middle (≧ 10 kg) | 62 | (21.2) | 47 | (75.8) | 15 | (24.2) |
 Small (< 10 kg) | 223 | (76.4) | 110 | (49.3) | 113 | (50.7) |
Province | ||||||
 Aurora | 4 | (1.4) | 2 | (50.0) | 2 | (50.0) |
 Bataan | 17 | (5.8) | 10 | (58.8) | 7 | (41.2) |
 Bulacan | 38 | (13.0) | 27 | (71.1) | 11 | (28.9) |
 Nueva Ecija | 26 | (8.9) | 18 | (69.2) | 8 | (30.8) |
 Pampanga | 172 | (58.9) | 85 | (49.4) | 87 | (50.6) |
 Tarlac | 10 | (3.4) | 8 | (80.0) | 2 | (20.0) |
 Zambales | 25 | (8.6) | 10 | (40.0) | 15 | (60.0) |
Submitted by | ||||||
 Owner (or related to owner) | 173 | (59.2) | 77 | (44.5) | 96 | (55.5) |
 Local Government * | 76 | (26.0) | 53 | (69.7) | 23 | (30.3) |
 Victim (related to victim) or neighbor | 33 | (11.3) | 23 | (69.7) | 10 | (30.3) |
 Animal hospital | 3 | (1.0) | 2 | (66.7) | 1 | (33.3) |
 Others | 7 | (2.4) | 5 | (71.4) | 2 | (28.6) |
Reason(s) for the submission of the animal sample** | ||||||
 This animal bit human | 269 | (91.5) | 148 | (55.0) | 121 | (45.0) |
 This animal showed the symptom of rabies | 21 | (7.1) | 12 | (57.1) | 9 | (42.9) |
 This animal was not suspected of rabies, but for investigation | 1 | (0.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (100.0) |
 Unknown | 3 | (1.0) | 2 | (66.7) | 1 | (33.3) |