An outbreak of bat-transmitted human rabies in a village in the Brazilian Amazon
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| contents | An outbreak of bat-transmitted human rabies in a village in the Brazilian Amazon Wellington da Silva Mendes Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva Romerito Fonseca Neiva Nicolle Matos Costa Maressa Soares de Assis Priscila Maria Oliveira Vidigal Maria dos Remédios Freitas Carvalho Branco Maria da Graça Lírio Leite Jakeline Maria Trinta Rios José Orlando Sousa Martins Salim Jorge Waquin Neto Salud Rabies Zoonoses Chiroptera epidemiology Disease Outbreaks During 45 days without electrical power, 57 individuals (8.7% of the population) from the village of Antônio Dino (municipality of Turiaçu, Northeastern Brazil) were attacked by bats and 16 died from human rabies. The aim of the study was to analyze the factors associated with bat attacks and the development of human rabies. Of the 46 individuals, who suffered bat attacks, 36 (78.3%) were under 17 years of age. The risk factors associated with bat attacks were age under 17 years, having observed bats inside the bedroom and having been without electrical power in the house. Age under 17 years and having been without electrical power in the house were factors associated with human rabies. 2009 artículo científico 0034-8910 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=67240180021 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=672 Revista de Saúde Pública application/pdf Universidade de São Paulo Revista de Saúde Pública (Brasil) Num.6 Vol.43 |
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| spellingShingle | An outbreak of bat-transmitted human rabies in a village in the Brazilian Amazon Wellington da Silva Mendes Salud Rabies Zoonoses Chiroptera epidemiology Disease Outbreaks An outbreak of bat-transmitted human rabies in a village in the Brazilian Amazon Wellington da Silva Mendes Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva Romerito Fonseca Neiva Nicolle Matos Costa Maressa Soares de Assis Priscila Maria Oliveira Vidigal Maria dos Remédios Freitas Carvalho Branco Maria da Graça Lírio Leite Jakeline Maria Trinta Rios José Orlando Sousa Martins Salim Jorge Waquin Neto Salud Rabies Zoonoses Chiroptera epidemiology Disease Outbreaks During 45 days without electrical power, 57 individuals (8.7% of the population) from the village of Antônio Dino (municipality of Turiaçu, Northeastern Brazil) were attacked by bats and 16 died from human rabies. The aim of the study was to analyze the factors associated with bat attacks and the development of human rabies. Of the 46 individuals, who suffered bat attacks, 36 (78.3%) were under 17 years of age. The risk factors associated with bat attacks were age under 17 years, having observed bats inside the bedroom and having been without electrical power in the house. Age under 17 years and having been without electrical power in the house were factors associated with human rabies. 2009 artículo científico 0034-8910 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=67240180021 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=672 Revista de Saúde Pública application/pdf Universidade de São Paulo Revista de Saúde Pública (Brasil) Num.6 Vol.43 |
| title | An outbreak of bat-transmitted human rabies in a village in the Brazilian Amazon |
| topic | Salud Rabies Zoonoses Chiroptera epidemiology Disease Outbreaks |
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