{"id":2044154,"date":"2025-03-15T18:58:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T10:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=2044154"},"modified":"2025-03-15T19:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T11:27:17","slug":"rabies-cases-in-ph-almost-doubled-between-2020-and-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/2044154\/rabies-cases-in-ph-almost-doubled-between-2020-and-2024","title":{"rendered":"Rabies cases almost doubled between 2020 and 2024 – DOH"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"DOH<\/p>\n\n

MANILA, Philippines \u2014 Rabies cases<\/a> in the country almost doubled between 2020 and 2024, according to the Department of Health (DOH).<\/span><\/p>\n

Rabies is a viral infection that affects the central nervous system and is transmitted via bites of scratches of infected animals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It can also be acquired if the animal\u2019s saliva enters the human body through a wound or through the mouth, the eyes or the nose.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to data released by the health department on Saturday, rabies cases rose by 81.28 percent from 235 in 2020; to 426 in 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The DOH, however, recorded only 55 cases of rabies from January 1 to March 1, 2025, a 39-percent decrease from the 90 cases it logged during the same period in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

All of the cases in 2024<\/a> resulted in deaths, the DOH further said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The health department added that this meant that the total number of deaths due to rabies rose to 1,750 from 2020 to 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The DOH also said 45 percent of the cases in 2024 were caused by the saliva of domestic pets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, 56 percent of the cases were due to animals with uncertain vaccination status. <\/span><\/p>\n

According to the DOH, the symptoms of rabies in humans are the following:<\/span><\/p>\n