Table 1 Dog bite incidence proportion and rabies death rate in Lamu County, May 2020–April 2022
Administration unit (Population) | Dog bite cases | Reported bite incidence1 per 100,000 (95% Confidence interval (CI)) | Probable Rabies cases | Death rate per 100,000(95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lamu East Sub-County (27,035) | 67 | 247.7(193.6–312.8) | 2 | 7.4(1.2–24.4) |
2020/20212 | 40 | 148(107.1–199.5) | 0 | 0.0 |
2021/20223 | 27 | 100(67.2–143.3) | 2 | 7.4(1.2–24.4) |
Lamu West Sub-County (118,663) | 720 | 607(563.7–652.3) | 4 | 3.4(1.1–8.1) |
2020/2021 | 347 | 292(262.8–324.4) | 1 | 0.8(0.04–4.2) |
2021/2022 | 373 | 314(283.6–347.5) | 3 | 2.5(0.6–6.9) |
Lamu County Cumulative (145,698) | 787 | 540(503.4–578.9) | 6 | 4.1(1.7–8.6) |
2020/2021 | 387 | 266(240.1–293.1) | 1 | 0.7(0.03–3.4) |
2021/2022 | 400 | 275(248.6–302.5) | 5 | 3.4(1.3–7.6) |