PREVALENCE OF ANIMAL-RELATED INJURIES IN A MUNICIPALITY IN THE INTERIOR OF BAHIA, NORDESTE BRASIL: PROPHYLACTIC MEASURES AND TREATMENT ABANDONMENT

Authors

  • MSc. Priscylla Marcelly State University of Feira de Santana / Graduate Program in Modeling in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Research Group on Zoonoses and Public Health https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5444-7009
  • Dr. Aristeu Vieira da Silva State University of Feira de Santana / Graduate Program in Modeling in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Research Group on Zoonoses and Public Health https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3842-2279

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35172/rvz.2025.v32.1690

Keywords:

Injuries, Prophylactic Measures, Post-exposure, Epidemiological Surveillance

Abstract

Brazilian Ministry of Health recommends that anyone with a history of exposure to potentially rabies-transmitting animal accidents should seek medical assistance. Inadequate treatment recommendations can expose patients to adverse events. This study aimed to analyze the epidemiological and sociodemographic characteristics of human rabies treatment in the municipality of Feira de Santana from 2008 to 2019. Variables related to the characteristics of animal-inflicted injuries and the sociodemographic profile of the treated population were analyzed based on Notifiable Disease Information System records and associated with epidemiological profile characterization variables. The indicated treatments were classified as either appropriate or inappropriate according to the type of exposure and the association with the severity of the injury, as well as treatment abandonment. According to the results, most cases involved individuals aged 20 to 39 years (28.20%), male (51.05%), mixed-race (80.95%), with incomplete elementary education (49.61%), and residing in urban areas (90.97%). Attacks by carnivorous animals were the most frequent, with bites accounting for 94.58% of exposures. Treatment for severe accidents involving domestic animals, such as suspected rabies cases and rabid, missing, or deceased animals, was considered inadequate. Additionally, 131 cases were reported where patients interrupted any type of recommended treatment. In conclusion, these results highlight the continuous need for appropriate prevention and monitoring strategies and the development of effective measures to prevent treatment abandonment.

Author Biographies

MSc. Priscylla Marcelly, State University of Feira de Santana / Graduate Program in Modeling in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Research Group on Zoonoses and Public Health

Graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences (UEFS), currently pursuing a degree in Biological Sciences Education, Master’s in Environmental Sciences, and a doctoral candidate in the Graduate Program in Modeling and Earth and Environmental Sciences - UEFS at the State University of Feira de Santana. She has been part of the Research Group on Zoonoses and Public Health - UEFS since 2013. She has experience in zoonoses, Epidemiology, One Health, and Geospatial Analysis.

Dr. Aristeu Vieira da Silva, State University of Feira de Santana / Graduate Program in Modeling in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Research Group on Zoonoses and Public Health

Aristeu Vieira da Silva holds a PhD in Tropical Diseases from the School of Medicine at UNESP/Botucatu (2003). He is a Full Professor at the State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS/BA) and coordinator of the Research Group on Zoonoses and One Health. He has published over one hundred articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and more than 350 papers in event proceedings. He has supervised Master's theses, Doctoral dissertations, Scientific Initiation projects, Technological Initiation, Extension projects, Specialization theses, and Undergraduate Graduation Theses in the areas of Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, and Biological Sciences. He has received four awards or honors. He participates in research projects at UEFS, UEL, and UFBA. He is a member of the Brazilian College of Veterinary Parasitology, the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, the Field Epidemiology Professionals Association (ProEPI), the International Society of Geospatial Health (GnosisGIS), and the Brazilian Network for Toxoplasmosis Research (Rede TOXO). He works in the field of Epidemiology, with an emphasis on Zoonoses, Public Health, and One Health. He has been the coordinator of research and extension projects sponsored by FAPESB, CNPq, and CAPES. The most frequent terms in the context of his scientific production are toxoplasmosis, epidemiology, and zoonoses. He is a Firefighter at UEFS.

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2025-07-10

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Marcelly Vilanova Oliveira do Nascimento P, Vieira da Silva A. PREVALENCE OF ANIMAL-RELATED INJURIES IN A MUNICIPALITY IN THE INTERIOR OF BAHIA, NORDESTE BRASIL: PROPHYLACTIC MEASURES AND TREATMENT ABANDONMENT. RVZ [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 10 [cited 2025 Dec. 5];32:1-13. Available from: https://rvz.emnuvens.com.br/rvz/article/view/1690

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