Canine rabies epidemiology in Araçatuba and neighborhood, Northwestern São Paulo State - Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Luzia Helena Queiroz Da Silva²  César Eduardo Bissoto²  Ádna Cleia B. Delbem²  Clara Isabel De Lucca Ferrari¹  Sílvia Helena Venturoli Perri²  Cáris Maroni Nunes² 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual de São Paulo Departamento de Apoio, Produção e Saude Animal Curso de Medicina VeterináriaAraçatuba SP

关键词: Dogs;    Canine rabies;    Epidemiology;    São Paulo State;    Cães;    Raiva canina;    Epidemiologia;    Estado de São Paulo;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822004000200005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Epidemiological characteristics of canine rabies in the northwest region of São Paulo State (Araçatuba region), Brazil, from 1993 to 1997 are presented. Out of 1,984 dogs, a total of 351 (17.7%) were positive for rabies diagnosis; 89% (312/351) of these occurred in urban areas and 85% (266/312) of the urban positive cases were among owned dogs. The mean age of the rabid dogs was 34 months and 61% were male. Aggressive behavior was observed in 77% of rabid dogs, followed by lack of coordination and paralysis (42%) and 48% of these dogs were responsible biting people or other animals. Information about vaccination status was obtained from 182 records and 51% of rabid dogs were non-vaccinated. The number of unvaccinated rabid dogs indicates a low vaccination index and this factor added to the high dog/man ratio must have contributed to the canine rabies epizootic observed in the studied area.

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