Risk categorisation
The country or animal risks shown below represent risks as assessed by the UK Health Security Agency for use in post-exposure risk assessments. They incorporate the presence or absence of rabies in domestic and wild animals, surveillance systems in place, and consideration of UK traveller behaviour.
No-risk country
No indigenous rabies in terrestrial animals. Related lyssaviruses in bats.
Low-risk country
Rabies occurs in wild animals but not in companion animals. Related lyssaviruses in bats.
High-risk countries
Rabies occurs in wild and companion animals (or there are no data to prove otherwise). Related lyssaviruses in bats.
Bats
Bats may carry rabies-like viruses in countries which are declared rabies-free in terrestrial animals. Therefore, exposure to bats or their secretions should be considered as a potential rabies risk wherever in the world this has occurred.
All countries worldwide are considered high risk for bat exposures, apart from the UK and Ireland which are low risk for bats.
Primates and rodents
The risk of rabies transmission to humans from primates or rodents is considerably lower than the risks associated with exposures from other animals, particularly carnivores.
All countries where rabies is present in terrestrial animals (either low or high-risk ratings) are considered low risk for any exposures from primates and rodents.
Other terrestrial animals
For all other terrestrial animals, use the country listing below.
A to Z of countries
A
| Country |
Risk level |
| Afghanistan |
High risk |
| Albania |
High risk |
| Algeria |
High risk |
| American Samoa |
No risk |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
High risk |
| Andorra |
No risk |
| Angola |
High risk |
| Anguilla |
No risk |
| Antarctica |
No risk |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
No risk |
| Argentina |
High risk |
| Armenia |
High risk |
| Aruba |
No risk |
| Ascension Island |
No risk |
| Australia |
No risk |
| Austria |
No risk |
| Azerbaijan |
High risk |
| Azores |
No risk |
B
| Country |
Risk level |
| Bahamas |
No risk |
| Bahrain |
Low risk |
| Balearic islands |
No risk |
| Bali |
High risk |
| Bangladesh |
High risk |
| Barbados |
No risk |
| Belarus |
High risk |
| Belgium |
No risk |
| Belize |
High risk |
| Benin |
High risk |
| Bermuda |
No risk |
| Bhutan |
High risk |
| Bolivia |
High risk |
| Borneo |
High risk |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
High risk |
| Botswana |
High risk |
| Brazil |
High risk |
| British Virgin Islands |
No risk |
| Brunei Darussalam |
Low risk |
| Bulgaria |
Low risk but foxes are high risk |
| Burkina Faso |
High risk |
| Burma |
High risk |
| Burundi |
High risk |
C
| Country |
Risk level |
| Cabrera |
No risk |
| Cambodia |
High risk |
| Cameroon |
High risk |
| Canada |
Low risk but foxes, skunks and racoons are high risk |
| Canary Islands |
No risk |
| Cape Verde |
No risk |
| Cayman Islands |
No risk |
| Central African Republic |
High risk |
| Ceuta (north African territory of Spain) |
High risk |
| Chad |
High risk |
| Channel Islands |
No risk |
| Chile |
Low risk |
| China |
High risk |
| Christmas Island |
No risk |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
No risk |
| Colombia |
High risk |
| Comoros |
High risk |
| Congo (Republic) |
High risk |
| Congo (Democratic Republic of) |
High risk |
| Cook Islands |
No risk |
| Corsica |
No risk |
| Costa Rica |
High risk |
| Côte d’Ivoire |
High risk |
| Croatia |
Low risk but foxes are high risk |
| Cuba |
High risk |
| Cyprus |
No risk |
| Czech Republic |
No risk |
| Czech Republic, within 50km border Poland/Slovakia |
Low risk but foxes are high risk |
D
| Country |
Risk level |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
High risk |
| Denmark |
No risk |
| Djibouti |
High risk |
| Dominica |
No risk |
| Dominican Republic |
High risk |
E
| Country |
Risk level |
| East Timor |
Low risk |
| Easter Island |
No risk |
| Ecuador |
High risk |
| Egypt |
High risk |
| El Salvador |
High risk |
| Equatorial Guinea |
High risk |
| Eritrea |
High risk |
| Estonia |
Low risk |
| Ethiopia |
High risk |
F
| Country |
Risk level |
| Faeroe Islands |
No risk |
| Falkland Islands |
No risk |
| Fiji |
No risk |
| Finland |
No risk |
| Formentera |
No risk |
| France |
No risk |
| French Guiana |
High risk |
| French Polynesia |
No risk |
G
| Country |
Risk level |
| Gabon |
High risk |
| Galapagos Islands |
No risk |
| Gambia, The |
High risk |
| Georgia |
High risk |
| Germany |
No risk |
| Ghana |
High risk |
| Gibraltar |
No risk |
| Greece |
No risk |
| Greenland |
High risk |
| Grenada |
Low risk |
| Guadeloupe |
No risk |
| Guam |
No risk |
| Guatemala |
High risk |
| Guinea |
High risk |
| Guinea-Bissau |
High risk |
| Guyana |
High risk |
H
| Country |
Risk level |
| Haiti |
High risk |
| Hawaii |
No risk |
| Honduras |
High risk |
| Hong Kong |
Low risk |
| Hungary |
Low risk but foxes are high risk |
I
| Country |
Risk level |
| Ibiza |
No risk |
| Iceland |
No risk |
| India |
High risk |
| Indonesia |
High risk |
| Iran |
High risk |
| Iraq |
High risk |
| Ireland |
No risk |
| Isle of Man |
No risk |
| Israel |
High risk |
| Italy |
No risk |
J
| Country |
Risk level |
| Jamaica |
No risk |
| Jan Mayen and Svalbard (Norway) |
High risk |
| Japan |
No risk |
| Jordan |
High risk |
K
| Country |
Risk level |
| Kazakhstan |
High risk |
| Kenya |
High risk |
| Kiribati |
No risk |
| Korea, North |
High risk |
| Korea, South |
High risk |
| Kosovo |
High risk |
| Kuwait |
Low risk |
| Kyrgyzstan |
High risk |
L
| Country |
Risk level |
| Laos |
High risk |
| La Reunion |
No risk |
| Latvia |
Low risk but foxes are high risk |
| Lebanon |
High risk |
| Lesotho |
High risk |
| Liberia |
High risk |
| Libya |
High risk |
| Liechtenstein |
No risk |
| Lithuania |
High risk |
| Luxembourg |
No risk |
M
| Country |
Risk level |
| Macau SAR |
High risk |
| Macedonia |
High risk |
| Madagascar |
High risk |
| Madeira Islands |
No risk |
| Majorca |
No risk |
| Malawi |
High risk |
| Malaysia |
High risk |
| Maldives |
No risk |
| Mali |
High risk |
| Malta |
No risk |
| Margarita Island |
High risk |
| Marshall Islands |
No risk |
| Martinique |
No risk |
| Mauritania |
High risk |
| Mauritius |
No risk |
| Mayotte |
No risk |
| Melilla (north African territory of Spain) |
High risk |
| Menorca |
No risk |
| Mexico |
High risk |
| Micronesia |
No risk |
| Moldova |
High risk |
| Monaco |
No risk |
| Mongolia |
High risk |
| Montenegro |
High risk |
| Montserrat |
No risk |
| Morocco |
High risk |
| Mozambique |
High risk |
| Myanmar (Burma) |
High risk |
N
| Country |
Risk level |
| Namibia |
High risk |
| Nauru |
No risk |
| Nepal |
High risk |
| Netherlands |
No risk |
| Netherlands Antilles |
No risk |
| New Caledonia |
No risk |
| New Zealand |
No risk |
| Nicaragua |
High risk |
| Niger |
High risk |
| Nigeria |
High risk |
| Niue |
No risk |
| Norfolk Island |
No risk |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
No risk |
| Norway (mainland only) |
No risk |
O
| Country |
Risk level |
| Oman |
High risk |
P
| Country |
Risk level |
| Pakistan |
High risk |
| Palau |
No risk |
| Palestine |
High risk |
| Panama |
High risk |
| Papua New Guinea |
No risk |
| Paraguay |
High risk |
| Peru |
High risk |
| Philippines |
High risk |
| Pitcairn Islands |
No risk |
| Poland |
High risk |
| Portugal |
No risk |
| Puerto Rico |
High risk |
Q
| Country |
Risk level |
| Qatar |
Low risk |
R
| Country |
Risk level |
| Republic of Korea (South Korea) |
High risk |
| Reunion |
No risk |
| Romania |
High risk |
| Russian Federation |
High risk |
| Rwanda |
High risk |
S
| Country |
Risk level |
| Saint Helena |
No risk |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
No risk |
| Saint Lucia |
No risk |
| Saint Martin/Sint Maarten |
No risk |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
No risk |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
No risk |
| Samoa |
No risk |
| San Marino |
No risk |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
Low risk |
| Saudi Arabia |
High risk |
| Senegal |
High risk |
| Serbia |
High risk |
| Seychelles |
No risk |
| Sierra Leone |
High risk |
| Singapore |
No risk |
| Slovakia |
Low risk but foxes are high risk |
| Slovenia |
Low risk but foxes are high risk |
| Solomon Islands |
No risk |
| Somalia |
High risk |
| South Africa |
High risk |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
No risk |
| South Sudan |
High risk |
| Spain – mainland, Balearic and Canary Islands |
No risk |
| Spain – north African territories of Ceuta and Melilla |
High risk |
| Sri Lanka |
High risk |
| Sudan |
High risk |
| Suriname |
High risk |
| Svalbard |
High risk |
| Swaziland |
High risk |
| Sweden |
No risk |
| Switzerland |
No risk |
| Syria |
High risk |
T
| Country |
Risk level |
| Tahiti |
No risk |
| Taiwan |
Low risk |
| Tajikistan |
High risk |
| Tanzania |
High risk |
| Thailand |
High risk |
| Tibet |
High risk |
| Timor-Leste |
Low risk |
| Togo |
High risk |
| Tokelau |
No risk |
| Tonga |
No risk |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Low risk |
| Tunisia |
High risk |
| Türkiye |
High risk |
| Turkmenistan |
High risk |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
No risk |
| Tuvalu |
No risk |
U
| Country |
Risk level |
| Uganda |
High risk |
| Ukraine |
High risk |
| United Arab Emirates |
Low risk |
| United Kingdom |
No risk in animals. Low risk in bats |
| United Kingdom – imported animal |
Contact RIgS
|
| United States of America |
Low risk but foxes, skunks and racoons are high risk |
| Uruguay |
High risk |
| Uzbekistan |
High risk |
V
| Country |
Risk level |
| Vanuatu |
No risk |
| Venezuela |
High risk |
| Vietnam |
High risk |
| Virgin Islands |
No risk |
W
| Country |
Risk level |
| Wake Island and the US Pacific Islands |
No risk |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands |
No risk |
| Western Sahara |
High risk |
Y
| Country |
Risk level |
| Yemen |
High risk |
Z
| Country |
Risk level |
| Zambia |
High risk |
| Zanzibar |
High risk |
| Zimbabwe |
High risk |
