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 2
The global DALY scores for rabies and other selected diseasesa,b
| Disease | Total DALYs lost (x 1,000) |
|---|---|
| Malaria | 42,280 |
| Tuberculosis | 36,040 |
| Lymphatic filariasis | 5,644 |
| Leishmaniasis | 2,357 |
| Schistosomiasis | 1,760 |
| Trypanosomiasis | 1,598 |
| RABIES | 1,160 |
| Onchocerciasis | 987 |
| Chagas | 649 |
| Dengue | 653 |
| Leprosy | 177 |
aDALY, disability-adjusted life year.
bThe DALY score for rabies was based on official World Health Organization (WHO) figures (10). The other listed diseases constitute the official DALY score in 2001 for the priority diseases in the TDR (United Nations Development Program/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases) portfolio (8).
