| rabies status in zambia for the period 1985-2004. | rabies has been present in zambia since the early years of the 20th century. it is a significant public health problem in zambia. domestic dogs accounted for 69.7% (1348/1935) of the samples received for rabies diagnosis for the period 1985-2004. of the 1069 positive cases confirmed by the fluorescent antibody test, 747 (69.9%) were from domestic dogs, 139 (13.0%) from cattle and 98 (9.2%) from humans. wildlife samples accounted for 4.5% (87/1935) of the samples tested with the jackal (canis adu ... | 2010 | 20887398 |