SESSION 3: RABIES SITUATION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC

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1 FOLLOW UP WORKSHOP ON RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR DOG RABIES Bangkok, Thailand * May 2016 SESSION 3: RABIES SITUATION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC 1

2 2014 Present (2014) Quantitative Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China PR Chinese Taipei Indonesia India Iran Iraq Lao PDR Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Russia Sri Lanka Thailand Vietnam Present 20/41 (49%) Status Unknown (2014) Cook Island No information 1/41 (2%) Absent 20/41 (49%) Rabies Absent (2014) Australia Brunei Darussalam Fiji French Polynesia Hong Kong, SAR Japan Kiribati, Korea, DPR Korea, RO Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Micronesia New Caledonia New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Singapore Vanuatu 2

2014 97.4% 2014 Rabies events 2014 Rabies events in domestic animals: Livestock, dogs, cats, horses, camels Domestic Animals 2.

Lynx, Pallas s cat 12,087 rabies events from 16 countries reporting in 2014 49% Countries Present 69% Countries Domestic only 49%

3 % 2014 Rabies events 2014 Rabies events in domestic animals: Livestock, dogs, cats, horses, camels Domestic Animals 2.6% 2014 Rabies events Wildlife 2014 Rabies events in wildlife animals: Deer, Ferret badger, Golden jackal, red fox, Gray wolf, Lynx, Pallas s cat 12,087 rabies events from 16 countries reporting in % Countries Present 69% Countries Domestic only 49% Countries NOT present Rabies Presence Where present 25% Countries Domestic & Wildlife 2%Countries Unknown status 6% Countries Wildlife only 3

4 2015 Present (2015) Quantitative Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China PR Chinese Taipei* India Iran Iraq Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Russia Thailand Vietnam Status Unknown (2015) Indonesia Samoa Korea, DPR Sri Lanka Lao PDR Vanuatu Marshall Islands Present 18/41 (43%) No Information 17% Absent 16/41 (39%) Rabies Absent (2015) Australia Brunei Darussalam Cook Islands (No info in 2014) Fiji French Polynesia Hong Kong, SAR Japan Kiribati Korea, Republic of Maldives Micronesia New Caledonia New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Singapore 4

5 % 2015 Rabies events 2015 Rabies events in domestic animals: livestock, dogs, cats, horses, camels Domestic Animals 4,054 rabies events from 15 countries reporting in % 2015 Rabies events Wildlife 2015 Rabies events in wildlife animals: Asian badger, Ferret badger, Deer, Gray wolf, Lynx, Masked palm civet cat, Corsac fox, Red fox 44% Countries Present 73% Countries Domestic only 39% Countries NOT present Rabies Presence Where present 20% Countries Domestic & Wildlife 17% Countries Unknown status 7% Countries Wildlife only 5

6 SUMMARY Country Dog Rabies Country Rabies Bangladesh??? Malaysia Bhutan Myanmar Cambodia Nepal China PR Philippines Hongkong SAR CONTINUES TO BE FREE Papua New Guinea CONTINUES TO BE FREE Indonesia Sri Lanka Japan CONTINUES TO BE FREE Taipei Chinese Korea RO Thailand Laos Vietnam 6

7 SUMMARY COUNTRY COUNTRY 1 COUNTRY 2 Year No. of animal bites reported No. of post-exposure treatment No. of human rabies cases No. of animals tested for rabies No. of animals positive for rabies ,466 35, , ,574 63, , ,010 71, , ,750 74, , ,136 53, , ,515 2, ,510 4, ,944 4, ,007 N/A ,070 N/A

8 SUMMARY Rabies Status in Asia Species affected Domestic vs Wildlife Number reported 12,087 4,054 8

9 SUMMARY Rabies continues to persist in particular areas in Asia. It continues to be more predominant in domestic animals than in wildlife. As compared to the year prior, there are fewer reported cases in The risk for spread persists and continues to be a reality in the region. Prompt reporting is further encouraged to continue to: o Determine trends o Assess and manage rabies risks o Detect changes in epidemiology o Determine impact of interventions o Monitor progress on the global call to eliminate dog-mediated rabies by

10 Thank you for your attention! 10

Appendix C: Religious restrictions index scores by region

51 Appendix C: Religious restrictions index scores by region Scores in the table below express the levels of religious restrictions according to Pew Research Center s Government Restrictions Index (GRI)