Table 1.
Reported rabies cases in Iraq 2001–2010 by age, sex and habitation.
Figure 1.
National statistics on human rabies incidence and dog bites.
Data reported to National Zoonosis Centre, Baghdad from all 18 Governorate regional health offices. A. Annual reported incidence of human rabies deaths in Iraq, B Annual reported incidence of human rabies in Baghdad. C Annual reported dog bites in Baghdad. (nd = no data).
Figure 2.
Map showing 18 Governorates of Iraq and bordering countries.
Governorates are coloured by number of human rabies cases per 100,000 population 2001–2010. Population estimates were taken from a recent household survey [13]. Governorate and country boundaries are approximate.
Figure 3.
Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of 400 bp partial nucleoprotein sequences from Middle East.
Analysis implemented in BEAST (v1.8), showing the relationship between viruses characterised in this study and published sequences from RABVs isolated in the Middle East (Table S1). Branches are coloured by lineage, with virus sequences from Baghdad in red. Scale bar represents 40 years.