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Table 1 Submission of specimens from Mayotte, La Reunion and Madagascar for laboratory diagnosis of rabies from 2006 to 2011

From: Surveillance and control of rabies in La Reunion, Mayotte, and Madagascar

Species

Origin

Number of samples

Tested positive (%)

Dog

La Reunion

10

0

Dog

Mayotte

4

0

Cat

La Reunion

1

0

Mice

La Reunion

2

0

Human

Madagascar

22

20 (90.9)

Dog

Madagascar

373

195 (52.3)

Cat

Madagascar

52

14 (26.9)

Cattle

Madagascar

25

20 (80.0)

Pig

Madagascar

3

2 (66.6)

Rabbit

Madagascar

2

0

Lemur

Madagascar

9

0

Rat

Madagascar

5

0

Fossa*

Madagascar

1

0

Total

 

509

251 (49.3)

  1. * = (Cryptoprocta ferox (Order Carnivore, family Eupleridae).