Ocorrência de casos de raiva em animais silvestres no município de Caicó-RN no período de 2014 a 2019
Introduction: Human health is closely linked to the health of the environment and animals, and it is extremely important to consider this relationship in decision-making that imply positive changes in social determinants of health. With regard to zoonotic diseases, which affect humans and animals, t...
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| Resumo: | Introduction: Human health is closely linked to the health of the environment and animals, and it is extremely important to consider this relationship in decision-making that imply positive changes in social determinants of health. With regard to zoonotic diseases, which affect humans and animals, they represent about 60% of infectious diseases that manifest in humans. The Rabies it is a zoonotic disease that has occurred in the city of Caicó / RN and has placed the city among the first in number of cases in wild animals in the state, which has been drawing the attention of SUVAM / RN. This study aimed to report the occurrence of cases of rabies in wild animals in the municipality of Caicó-RN from January 2014 to July 2019. Methods: This research was a study cross-sectional epidemyological and descriptive of the type of retrospective time series and quantitative. Secondary data provided by LACEN / RN and CCZ - Caicó / RN regarding rabies casuistry in wild animals captured in the municipality of Caicó-RN through passive rabies surveillance and subjected to Direct Immunofluorescence and Intracerebral Inoculation of Mice tests were used. Results: 26 cases of rabies in wild animals were confirmed, 21 cases in bats (80.76%) and 5 in foxes (19.24%). Only these two wild species have been positively diagnosed for the disease. A wild variant commonly found in foxes (Cerdocyon thous) has been identified in a dog. Conclusion: Confirmation of positive cases of rabies in wild animals indicates that has the circulation of the rabies virus in the municipality of Caicó / RN, drawing attention to the risk of exposure of domestic animals and humans to this highly lethal infectious agent. In view of this, it is of utmost importance that the public authorities subsidize the functioning of surveillance services so that rabies and various other diseases do not reach the human species. |
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