The SARE score gives a general indication of the progress that a country has made towards reaching freedom from dog rabies. Below are the explanations as to the situation a country is likely in based on their SARE score.
Stage 0: A SARE score of 0 out of 5 signifies that basic information on the epidemiology of the disease is being compiled and that rabies is recognized as an endemic disease
Stage 1: Signifies a country where small-scale rabies control programs are being planned and developed
Stage 2: Signifies a country where a national rabies control strategy has been drafted and is being implemented
Stage 3: Signifies a country where the national rabies control programme is resulting in a decline in both human and animal rabies cases.
Stage 4: Signifies that dog-mediated human rabies free zones have been declared in many regions of the country.
Stage 5: Signifies that a country that has self-declared freedom from dog-mediated rabies.