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Table 1 Dog vaccination coverage and dog bite cases reported in 2012 in the Kilosa district

From: Why has canine rabies remained endemic in the Kilosa district of Tanzania? Lessons learnt and the way forward

Ward

Village

Human population

Number of dogs

Number of vaccinated dogs (%)

Dog bite cases reported

Suspected rabid dogs killed

Kimamba

Kimamba “A”

7249

177

171 (96.6)

12

2

Kimamba “B”

6271

165

0 (0.0)

0

0

Rudewa

Twatwatwaa

2704

905

50 (5.5)

9

3

Madoto

Mbwade

1869

127

50 (39.4)

0

0

Tindiga

Malangali

4247

70

0 (0.0)

0

0

Tindiga

5833

81

0 (0.0)

0

0

Kilangali

Kilangali

2723

131

0 (0.0)

0

0

Kiduhia

563

151

0 (0.0)

3

7

Kivungu

4179

102

0 (0.0)

0

0

Ulaya

Ulaya Kibaoni

3673

189

40 (21.2)

0

0

Mhenda

4138

263

0 (0.0)

0

0

Mikumi

Mikumi

15,166

333

120 (36.0)

0

0

Ihombwea

1773

116

0 (0.0)

0

0

Kilosa town

Kilosa town

34,236

637

440 (69.1)

6

1

Ruhembe

Kidogobasi

4562

227

0 (0.0)

0

0

Total

99,186

3,574

871 (24.4)

30

13

  1. aStudy area of the present study