Acidente por mordedura, risco potencial na reintrodução da raiva em Uruguaiana/RS

Abstract

Relationship between animals and humans provides great benefits however the transmittion of diseases and agressions can occur. one of the most frequent aggressions are bites and they present risk of secondary infections, physical and psychological sequels and also the transmission of zoonosis, including rabies. rabies is a zoonosis of great epidemiological impact, lethal and affects all mammals, which serve as reservoirs and also as transmitters of the disease. human infection can occur through bite, scratch or licking. the objective of the study was characterization and description of accidents notified by national system of notification of diseases (sinan), from 2013 to 2018, in uruguaiana, rio grande do sul, brazil. a retrospective, descriptive and quantitative study was performed based on secondary data from sinan database provided by the epidemiological surveillance sector from health secretary of uruguaiana. anti-rabies accidents had low incidence, variable temporal distribution, occurring more frequently in urban dwellers, due to aggressions caused mainly by canine bites. incidence data of the study emphasize the importance of measuring pet population, as well as they vaccine protection status to rabies in order to implement preventive practices. besides, there is a need to have multi-professional health teams were the veterinarian guides preventive practices and identifies risk factors for maintaining health in communities.