CONTINUAL SURVEILLANCE ON RABIES IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE IN DOG POPULATIONS IN SOME REGIONS OF CHINA

More than 3 years of surveillance on rabies vaccination of dog populations has been performed in some cities or regions of China.Results showed that the rabies immunization coverage in dog populations in developed cities,such as Shenzhen and Beijing,has been increased to 70%.The immunization coverage of rabies in less developed cities has approached to 20%～30%,but still far lower than the developed cities.The immunization coverage in rural areas and non-epidemic cities of rabies was very low.The above results demonstrated that the immunization coverage was proportionally related to the economical development status.In addition,the less developed regions remain low immunization coverage of rabies indicative of an epidemic risk which is advantageous for the street virus to spread and transmit among dog populations,and disadvantageous for rabies control.