2017
DOI: 10.5123/s1679-49742017000300019
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Abstract: the low vaccine coverage in dogs and cats and the circulation of the virus in bats imposes the need for improvement in surveillance actions, in order to prevent cases of human rabies.

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“…However, the issue of low immunization of dogs against rabies is not peculiar to Ghana and specifically, the Upper East Region. Though higher than our recorded figure, dog vaccination against the disease has been reported to be below 80% in Brazil [28]. Comparing our finding to that of [28] affirms the low percentage vaccination of dogs in the Upper East Region of Ghana where dogs are not only kept as pets, but are also sold in the open market as meat.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 51%
“…However, the issue of low immunization of dogs against rabies is not peculiar to Ghana and specifically, the Upper East Region. Though higher than our recorded figure, dog vaccination against the disease has been reported to be below 80% in Brazil [28]. Comparing our finding to that of [28] affirms the low percentage vaccination of dogs in the Upper East Region of Ghana where dogs are not only kept as pets, but are also sold in the open market as meat.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 51%
“…Possivelmente o reflexo dessa interrupção deu-se no ano seguinte, com um aumento significativo de casos de raiva canina (SARAIVA et al, 2014). Rodrigues et al (2017) asseguraram que mesmo com a retomada da campanha vacinal, observou-se uma diminuição intensa na população de cães vacinados, atribuindo-se a causa a não existência de um padrão temporal das campanhas, no qual eram realizadas em meses diferentes a cada ano.…”
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“…Biting or licking by the animals was cited as the main source of transmission, with 50.61% (850/1,680) of the students considering dogs as the main transmitter. However, cats play a major role in transmitting rabies in urban Brazil, including a growth trend in its epidemiology (RODRIGUES et al, 2017). Visceral leishmaniasis (LV) is an important zoonosis, especially in the city where the research was conducted (DRUMOND; COSTA, 2011).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%