Epidemiological Behavior of Human Rabies in the State of Zulia, Venezuela, During the Surveillance Period: January, 1993 – June, 2009
Rabies represents a major public health problem in the State of Zulia, constituting the entity with the highest incidence of animal and human cases in Venezuela, registering 25 human deaths by rabies from January, 1993 – June, 2009. The objective of this study is to describe its epidemiological beha...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a34f878602da43f6808a9b8b96a8aa1a 2023-10-01T03:54:09+02:00 Epidemiological Behavior of Human Rabies in the State of Zulia, Venezuela, During the Surveillance Period: January, 1993 – June, 2009 María Alcira Luzardo Nelis del Pilar Barboza Soledad Briceño Cecilia López 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/a34f878602da43f6808a9b8b96a8aa1a EN ES eng spa Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/4858 https://doaj.org/toc/0075-5222 https://doaj.org/toc/2477-9628 0075-5222 2477-9628 https://doaj.org/article/a34f878602da43f6808a9b8b96a8aa1a Kasmera, Vol 38, Iss 1, Pp 69-77 (2010) rabia vigilancia epidemiológica profilaxia Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2010 ftdoajarticles 2023-09-03T00:48:13Z Rabies represents a major public health problem in the State of Zulia, constituting the entity with the highest incidence of animal and human cases in Venezuela, registering 25 human deaths by rabies from January, 1993 – June, 2009. The objective of this study is to describe its epidemiological behavior during this period; the epidemiological study was observational and descriptive. The sample included all cases confirmed as human rabies in the entity during this period (n = 25); they were between 2 and 57 years of age, from both sexes and 7 municipalities. Data was taken from the reports of rabies cases in the Regional Epidemiology Direction. The results are expressed in percentages, means, confidence intervals, mortality rate and distributions according to age, sex and municipality of occurrence. The highest incidence was in males (68%).The group between 2-10 years was principally affected (60%). Eighty per cent of the cases did not seek post-exposure consultation and did not receive timely prophylaxis. The direct fluorescent antibody test was used for diagnostic confirmation. Knowledge about forms of rabies transmission is crucial for its prevention; the time between viral inoculation and neural invasion is perhaps the only period for an effective prophylaxis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Rabies represents a major public health problem in the State of Zulia, constituting the entity with the highest incidence of animal and human cases in Venezuela, registering 25 human deaths by rabies from January, 1993 – June, 2009. The objective of this study is to describe its epidemiological behavior during this period; the epidemiological study was observational and descriptive. The sample included all cases confirmed as human rabies in the entity during this period (n = 25); they were between 2 and 57 years of age, from both sexes and 7 municipalities. Data was taken from the reports of rabies cases in the Regional Epidemiology Direction. The results are expressed in percentages, means, confidence intervals, mortality rate and distributions according to age, sex and municipality of occurrence. The highest incidence was in males (68%).The group between 2-10 years was principally affected (60%). Eighty per cent of the cases did not seek post-exposure consultation and did not receive timely prophylaxis. The direct fluorescent antibody test was used for diagnostic confirmation. Knowledge about forms of rabies transmission is crucial for its prevention; the time between viral inoculation and neural invasion is perhaps the only period for an effective prophylaxis. |
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María Alcira Luzardo Nelis del Pilar Barboza Soledad Briceño Cecilia López |
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María Alcira Luzardo Nelis del Pilar Barboza Soledad Briceño Cecilia López |
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Epidemiological Behavior of Human Rabies in the State of Zulia, Venezuela, During the Surveillance Period: January, 1993 – June, 2009 |
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Epidemiological Behavior of Human Rabies in the State of Zulia, Venezuela, During the Surveillance Period: January, 1993 – June, 2009 |
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Epidemiological Behavior of Human Rabies in the State of Zulia, Venezuela, During the Surveillance Period: January, 1993 – June, 2009 |
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Epidemiological Behavior of Human Rabies in the State of Zulia, Venezuela, During the Surveillance Period: January, 1993 – June, 2009 |
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Epidemiological Behavior of Human Rabies in the State of Zulia, Venezuela, During the Surveillance Period: January, 1993 – June, 2009 |
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epidemiological behavior of human rabies in the state of zulia, venezuela, during the surveillance period: january, 1993 – june, 2009 |
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