Table 1 Number of people who received post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) after a dog bite in Vietnam.

From: Four genetically distinct types of rabies virus exist in Vietnam, including the SEA1 and SEA3 subclades within the Asian clade

Year

North

Central

South

Highland

Total

2018

115,465

100,178

299,491

20,657

535,791

2019

130,416

90,546

305,727

19,826

546,515

2020

108,142

86,298

288,278

19,101

501,819

2021

79,446

71,086

235,345

15,948

401,825

2022

87,246

77,835

286,813

13,930

465,824

2023

112,976

108,678

435,736

18,833

676,223

2024

156,634

148,797

548,703

27,997

882,131