Rabies in Ethiopia.

Rabies is one of the most severe infectious diseases in Ethiopia, with many cases of the disease diagnosed in various parts of the country. The dog is the species most responsible for human exposure, with over 98% of the human cases and vaccinations due to the bite of rabid or suspected rabid dogs. Most of the treatments are due to stray dogs that bite, escape and are not available for observation. Most of the people who die of rabies are under 40 years of age, and among adults, the majority of these are males, suggesting that the close contact the young men have with dogs causes them to have a higher exposure rate and more deaths from rabies.