TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Characteristics of biting animals submitted to rabies diagnosis, São Paulo State, Brazil, 1993-2007
JO  - Cadernos de Saude Publica
A1  - Buso, Daniel Sartore
A1  - Nunes, Caris Maroni
A1  - Queiroz, Luzia Helena
SP  - 2747
EP  - 2751
VL  - 25
IS  - 12
N2  - Epidemiological factors related to animal bites in humans and other animals were obtained from a database with 10,616 records of animal specimens sent for rabies diagnosis in northwest São Paulo State, Brazil, from 1993 to 2007. Of this total, 61.5% contained information on the bites, and among the biting animals (25%), the majority were dogs (67%), followed by cats (21.8%), and bats (8.1%). In 92.1% of the reports the victims were humans, and 82.3% of the animals were home pets. The majority of the biting dogs were less than a year old. There was a significant association (p < 0.0001) between aggressiveness and gender (with male animals more aggressive than females). Of the rabies-positive animals, 75.9% (183/241) were biters. The data are important for establishing bite prevention programs based on the profile of both victims and biting animals, besides identifying risk factors for animal bites.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0102-311X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -