Fig. 2: Rabies cases and control measures recorded in Romblon province since 2001. | Nature Communications

Fig. 2: Rabies cases and control measures recorded in Romblon province since 2001.

From: Combining genomics and epidemiology to investigate a zoonotic outbreak of rabies in Romblon Province, Philippines

Fig. 2

A Human deaths and confirmed and probable animal cases recorded annually between 2001 and September 2023; this includes two human deaths from Romblon Island in 2020 that were diagnosed based on clinical signs but not confirmed so were not included in official government statistics to retain the province’s rabies-free status, and two human deaths in 2023 that were laboratory confirmed following implementation of genomic surveillance. The estimated percentage of dogs vaccinated each year is shown as blue horizontal bars. The shaded area represents the COVID-19 lockdown period. B Human deaths, confirmed and probable animal cases recorded during the outbreak between September 2022 and September 2023. Human cases are dated by month of death while animal cases are dated by month of biting incident (if known); otherwise, sample collection date is used (22/43 cases). C Animal cases (red circles, scaled by number) and human deaths (black triangles) in Romblon between September 2022 and September 2023. Grey polygons indicate municipalities and cases detected early in the outbreak are annotated.

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