Human Rabies in the WHO Southeast Asia Region: Forward Steps for Elimination

Table 1

Distribution per year of human rabies and dog bite cases in countries of the southeast Asia region.

Country	Estimated no. of dog bites	Estimated no. of human rabies cases	Estimated no. of human cases per million population	Source of information
Bangladesh	300,000	2,000–2,500	13	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh
Bhutan	5000	<10	3	Ministry of Health, Bhutan
DPR Korea	Not available	Not available	Not available	N/A
India	17,400,000	18,000-20,000	18	Assoc. for Prevention and Control of Rabies in India (APCRI)
Indonesia	100,000	150–300	1.3	Ministry of Health, Indonesia
Maldives	0	0	0	N/A
Myanmar	600,000	1000	22	Ministry of Health, Myanmar
Nepal	100,000	<100	4	Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal
Sri Lanka	250,000	<60	3	Public Veterinary Services, Sri Lanka
Thailand	400,000	<25	0	Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
Timor Leste	1,000	0	0	Ministry of Health, Timor-Leste
SE ASIA TOTAL	19,156,000	21,345–23,995