DOH records 89 rabies cases in Q1 of 2024

DOH records 89 rabies cases in Q1 of 2024

By: - Reporter / @zacariansINQ
/ 07:16 PM April 04, 2024

The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said it has so far recorded 89 total cases of rabies in 2024. 

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said it has recorded 89 total cases of rabies from January to March of 2024.

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Based on data from the DOH as of March 16, the recorded 89 cases is 2 percent lower than the registered cases in the same period in 2023.

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“Note that all human rabies cases are fatalities, resulting in a 100 percent case fatality rate,” said the DOH.

Soccsksargen reported the highest number at 12, followed by Calabarzon and Bicol Region at 11 cases each.

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Majority or 82 of the cases were caused by dog bites, five were cat bites, while two were bites from other animals.

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Among all cases, only one case was reported to have been bitten by a fully vaccinated animal, 40 cases were unvaccinated, while the remaining 48 were animals with unknown vaccination status.

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READ: DOH warns vs rabies amid case uptick

Meanwhile, DOH said there were no reported cases of livestock-to-human transmission, but that the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Animal Industry reported a case of dog-to-cattle transmission were reported in the provinces of Romblon and Marinduque.

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