ANALYSIS OF THE SURVEILLANCE DATA FOR HUMAN RABIES CASES, 2004-2013

Abstract

Rabies is registered in more than 150 countries and territories. Rabies mortality is more than 55,000 people per a year in the world. Nearly 1 million of animals die from rabies. Every year, worldwide more than 15 million people receive a post-exposure vaccination to prevent the disease. Yearly more than 10,000 people are bitten by animals and vaccinated after exposed rabies risk. In the last 10 years 653 humans were exposed to rabies risk infection, and 3 persons died in Mongolia. This is directly related to animal rabies cases determined by mapping and time period in our study.