Surveillance Opportunities and the Need for Intersectoral Collaboration on Rabies in Sri Lanka

Table 2

Number and disposition of human and animal samples received for laboratory diagnosis for rabies between 2005 and 2014 in Sri Lanka, based on data provided from the Medical Research Institute and the Public Health Veterinary Service of Sri Lanka.

Category of sample	Animal species	Total sample received	Positive (%)	Negative (%)	Decomposed
Human	Human	374	305 (81.5)	52 (13.9)	17
Companion animal	Dog	10513	6227 (59.2)	3622 (34.4)	664
	Cat	3273	661 (20.2)	2434 (74.4)	178
Sub total			6888 (49.9)
Domestic animal	Cattle	167	120 (71.8)	45 (26.9)	2
	Rabbit	60	0 (00.0)	58 (96.7)	2
	Goat	42	25 (59.5)	16 (38.1)	1
	Pig	14	7 (50.0)	4 (28.6)	3
	Buffalo	12	8 (66.7)	4 (33.3)	0
Sub total			160 (54.2)
Wild animal	Squirrel	308	7 (2.3)	293 (95.1)	8
	Giant Squirrel	135	10 (7.4)	115 (85.2)	10
	Mongoose	123	29 (23.5)	91 (73.9)	3
	Rat	97	0 (00.0)	92 (94.8)	5
	Toque monkey and Gray langurs	48	3 (6.2)	42 (87.5)	3
	Palm cat	41	8 (19.5)	30 (73.2)	3
	Civet cat	14	2 (14.3)	12 (85.7)	0
	Bandicoot	11	2 (18.2)	9 (81.8)	0
	Bat	9	0 (00.0)	9 (100)	0
	Wild cat	5	2 (40.0)	3 (60.0)	0
Sub total		791	63 (7.9)
Laboratory animal	Guinea pig	5	1 (20.0)	3 (60.0)	1