title: Rabies in humans and non-human in the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon.
abstract: We evaluate the relationship of positive cases of rabies with the continuing expansion of livestock production, and analyse the trends of this zoonosis in human population in the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon. The distribution of rabies cases was recorded between 1999 and 2004. Of 148 cases of rabies, 21% were in humans and 79% in non-human mammals. The rapid growth in livestock numbers seems to be associated with the increase of positive cases in bovine livestock transmitted by vampire bats. This idea is supported by positive and significant relationship of both events in time (p<0.01), but failed when spatial distribution among regions of the state was considered. However, rabies cases tend to occur toward the northeastern of the state of Pará, where rabies cases are proportionally five times greater than other mesoregions, suggesting that increased livestock production may influence the increase of this zoonosis.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, Bragança, PA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcus Emanuel Barroncas
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Lanna Jamile Corrêa da
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Fernanda Atanaena Gonçalves de
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Lucila Pereira
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary*; D012424:Rural Population