Estudo epidemiológico dos acidentes por animais e da profilaxia antirrábica humana em Itaporanga- PB.

Abstract

Rabies is a zoonotic infection that attacks the central nervous system, being caused by a virus of RNA belonging to the genus Lyssavirus. Its transmission to man occurs by the inoculation of the infectious agent present in the saliva and secretions of the infected animal, mainly by the bite. The study evaluated the profile of the diseases and the conduct of the human rabies treatment, between the years 2014 to 2017, in Itaporanga-PB. We evaluated 245 records of human rabies cases, deposited with the municipal health department and SINAN. Data were analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 13.0. for Windows, the chi-square test was used and the prevalence ratio (PR) was calculated. In the analysis of accidents 57,6% were males and 41,2% were males and 50% females were between 20 and 59 years old. The bite was the most frequent aggression in males (90,1%) and severe lesions were observed in 69,8% of the individuals. There was an association between gender and schooling (p= 0,013) and higher risk of dog aggression in males (RP= 1,460; CI= 1,04 – 2,04) and in females (RP= 1,505; CI= 1,12 – 2,01). It was observed that 61,1% of the ducts were observation and vaccine and 78% of the ducts were considered adequate. It is concluded that in the city of Itaporanga-PB, there should be an improvement in the indications of the treatments and in the registry of the variables of the diseases. It was observed that men aged between 20 and 59 years (41,1%), of color/brown breed (69,5%), low schooling (84,5%) and urban area (75,2%) represent the epidemiological profile of the itaporanguense municipality.