Volume 10, Number 1—January 2004
Dispatch
Estimating the Public Health Impact of Rabies
Paul G. Coleman*
, Eric M. Fèvre†, and Sarah Cleaveland†
, Eric M. Fèvre†, and Sarah Cleaveland†Table 1
Estimates of the DALY impact of human rabies in Tanzania in 2000a,b
| Age group (y) | Rabies cases |
|---|---|
| 0–4 | 10,986 |
| 5–14 | 14,504 |
| 15–44 | 13,876 |
| 45–59 | 1,497 |
| 60+ | 1,807 |
| All ages | 42,669 |
aDALY, disability-adjusted life year.
bThe DALY estimates were based on the estimated incidence of human deaths for Tanzania as reported by Cleaveland et al. (9).
