prevalence of rabies in Bishoftu

Rabies is a viral infection that infects all mammals. Assessments on the global problem of rabies indicate a health impact of over 59,000 human deaths per year and about 8.6 billion USD of economic losses mainly due to premature deaths (productivity losses), and post-exposure treatment costs.
Most of the human death cases happen in Asian and African countries. Of these countries, Ethiopia is one of the most horrible affected, with domestic dogs being the major cause of the infection to humans. Dog management is, however, poor, and anti-rabies dog vaccination is generally limited to a small number of dogs found in urban settings. The large dog population size in combination with poor dog management contributes to the high endemicity of canine rabies in Ethiopia.