title: [Epidemiologic investigation into characteristics of canine and feline population in a district close to a rural area in Cuiabá-MT, with a view to control of animal rabies].
abstract: Questionnaires answered by 476 students (age 15-20 yrs) attending a local school in the neighborhood of Pedra 90 in Cuiabá -MT were analyzed in order to study the characteristics of feline and canine populations in the region. The results showed that 371 (78%) of the 476 families kept 513 dogs and 307 cats. Of 573 dogs, 289 (56.3%) were male and 224 (43.7%) were female. Of 307 cats, 182 (59.28%) were male and 125 (40.72%) were female. The owners of 474 (92.4%) dogs and 267 (86.9%) cats reported that their pets had been vaccinated against rabies.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Epidemiologia Geral e Aplicada à Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brasil. hajcaramori@hotmail.com
authors.forename: João Garcia
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Caramori Junior
authors.forename: Marco Antônio da Silva
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lubas
authors.forename: Make Silva
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kawatake
authors.forename: Katia Gouvea
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Sales
authors.forename: Julio Capilé
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Guedes
authors.forename: Aline Conceição
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Schmitt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002369:Castration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011818:Rabies / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D011819:Rabies Vaccines; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D011819:Rabies Vaccines