2010
DOI: 10.1590/s1678-91992010005000011
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Abstract: This analysis aimed to identify characteristics of accidents that would, probably, provoke rabies infection. A total of 14,409 survey questionnaires for surveillance of human rabies from the Brazilian Information System for Disease Notification (SINAN), from 2000 to 2005, were analyzed. Regarding demographics, it was observed that 7,377 (51.5%) of the victims were white, 4,458 (30.93%) were children and 8,008 (55.58%) were males. Urban cases were prevalent (88.10%) while dogs were the animals most frequently i… Show more

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“…Estudos apontam maior incidência de acidentes dessa natureza envolvendo crianças (13) (6,13) . Neste estudo, o cão foi o principal animal responsável pelos acidentes.…”
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“…Estudos apontam maior incidência de acidentes dessa natureza envolvendo crianças (13) (6,13) . Neste estudo, o cão foi o principal animal responsável pelos acidentes.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…A maioria das agressões acometeu extremidades. Estes dados coincidem com outros estudos, os quais apontaram maior frequência de mordeduras por cães e em extremidades (8,9,13) . O contato de áreas da pele recentemente escoriada ou mucosa diretamente com saliva e outras secreções ou tecidos infectados possibilita a penetração do vírus, justificando a profilaxia antirrábica, que resulta em barreira contra o vírus (4) .…”
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