Epidemiologia da raiva humana no estado do Ceará, 1970-2019

Naylê Francelino Holanda Duarte; Roberto da Justa Pires Neto; Victoria Forte Viana; Levi Ximenes Feijão; Karina Gatti de Abreu; Iva Maria Lima Araújo Melo; Anastácio Queiroz Sousa; Carlos Henrique Alencar; Jorg Heukelbach

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Epidemiology of human rabies in the state of Ceará, Brazil, 1970-2019

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Naylê Francelino Holanda Duarte Universidade Federal do Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3230-6058
Roberto da Justa Pires Neto Universidade Federal do Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7845-5510
Victoria Forte Viana Universidade de Fortaleza
Levi Ximenes Feijão Secretaria da Saúde do Estado do Ceará
Karina Gatti de Abreu Faculdade Terra Nordeste
Iva Maria Lima Araújo Melo Secretaria da Saúde do Estado do Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0170-999X
Anastácio Queiroz Sousa Universidade Federal do Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2277-6278
Carlos Henrique Alencar Universidade Federal do Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2967-532X
Jorg Heukelbach Universidade Federal do Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7845-5510

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https://doi.org/10.1590/s1679-49742021000100010

Keywords:

Zoonoses, Rabies, Epidemiological Monitoring, Public Health, Epidemiology, Descriptive

Abstract

Objective: To describe the epidemiology of cases of human rabies in Ceará State, Brazil, 1970-2019. Methods: We analyzed secondary data from the State Department of Health and the reference hospital. Results: Of 171 cases, 75.7% occurred in males, 60.0% in <19 year-olds, and 56.0% in urban areas. Rabies was transmitted by dogs in 74.0%, marmosets in 16.7% and bats in 7.3%. Between 1970 and 1978, there was an increase of cases (by Joinpoint Regression Program, annual percentage change [APC] = 13.7 – 95%CI 4.6;41.5), and 1978-2019 a decrease (APC = -6.7 – 95%CI -8.8;-5.9). There was a reduction of transmission by dogs (71 cases, last case in 2010) and an increase by sylvatic animals (5 cases since 2005). Conclusion: This study demonstrates changes of transmission dynamics of rabies during the last years, with reduction of transmission by dogs and relative increase of transmission by sylvatic animals.

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11/09/2020

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Duarte, N. F. H., Neto, R. da J. P., Viana, V. F., Feijão, L. X., Abreu, K. G. de, Melo, I. M. L. A., Sousa, A. Q., Alencar, C. H., & Heukelbach, J. (2020). Epidemiology of human rabies in the state of Ceará, Brazil, 1970-2019. In SciELO Preprints. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1679-49742021000100010

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Copyright (c) 2020 Naylê Francelino Holanda Duarte, Roberto da Justa Pires Neto, Victoria Forte Viana, Levi Ximenes Feijão, Karina Gatti de Abreu, Iva Maria Lima Araújo Melo, Anastácio Queiroz Sousa, Carlos Henrique Alencar, Jorg Heukelbach