RELATIVE FREQUENCY OF ANIMAL RABIES AND FACTORS AFFECTING IT IN KERMAN PROVINCE, 1993-2003

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BAHONAR A.R.; RASHIDI H.; SIMANI S.; HAGHDOUST A.A.; REZAEINASAB M.; RAD M.A.; FAYAZ A.

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Journal: JOURNAL OF SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH Year:2007 | Volume:5 | Issue:1 Page(s): 69-76

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RELATIVE FREQUENCY OF ANIMAL RABIES AND FACTORS AFFECTING IT IN KERMAN PROVINCE, 1993-2003

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Background and Aim: Rabies is one of the oldest and most serious ZOONOSES in the world. In IRAN, the disease has been reported from most of the provinces and among domestic as well as wild animals. This study was conducted in the PROVINCE OF KERMAN and aimed to assess the frequency and epidemiological features of suspected and confirmed ANIMAL RABIES cases from 1993 to 2003. Material and Methods: During the study period, all cases of suspected animals (brain specimens) had sent to Pasteur institute of IRAN for pathological (Negri bodies) examinations. After collecting data on variables such as species of animal, city, season, annual rainfall and temperature, analysis was performed by calculation of Pearson correlation coefficient and Chi square, Fisher's exact, Students's t and Kolmogorov Smirnov tests using the SPSS package (ver.11.5). Results: From 362 suspected brain samples, 301 (83.1%) had positive serologic and pathological results. We recorded an ascending trend over the study period (p=0.0l). The effect of seasonal variations on the frequency of suspected and confirmed cases of ANIMAL RABIES was significant (p<0.001): most cases occurred in winter and fall. The relative frequencies of confirmed cases among the animals were as follows: As for domestic animals, the infection rate in cows was 81.45%; sheep and goats 10.63%; dogs and cats, 4%; camels 1.33% and donkeys, 0.7%. Among wild animals (foxes, mongooses, wolves and jackals) the rate was 1.89%. Among wild animals, the total infection rate was 60 %. Concerning the role of predatory animals in the transmission of rabies to domestic animals, among the cases which had been confirmed (28 cases), the predator species were: foxes 50%, wolves 7%, mongooses and jackals 3%. Considering the relationship between frequency of ANIMAL RABIES and ecological variations in the PROVINCE OF KERMAN, the results of this survey showed that there is some correlation between decreased rainfall (drought) and the resurgence of ANIMAL RABIES (r=0.34, P=0.001). Conclusion: The increasing number of stray dogs and the migration of these and wild animals to cities and villages could be an important factor in the spread of rabies in the region. Among various predatory species, the role of foxes in disease transmission merits further investigation.

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BAHONAR, A.R., RASHIDI, H., SIMANI, S., HAGHDOUST, A.A., REZAEINASAB, M., RAD, M.A., & FAYAZ, A.. (2007). RELATIVE FREQUENCY OF ANIMAL RABIES AND FACTORS AFFECTING IT IN KERMAN PROVINCE, 1993-2003. JOURNAL OF SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH, 5(1), 69-76. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/85131/en

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BAHONAR A.R., RASHIDI H., SIMANI S., HAGHDOUST A.A., REZAEINASAB M., RAD M.A., FAYAZ A.. RELATIVE FREQUENCY OF ANIMAL RABIES AND FACTORS AFFECTING IT IN KERMAN PROVINCE, 1993-2003. JOURNAL OF SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH[Internet]. 2007;5(1):69-76. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/85131/en

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A.R. BAHONAR, H. RASHIDI, S. SIMANI, A.A. HAGHDOUST, M. REZAEINASAB, M.A. RAD, and A. FAYAZ, “RELATIVE FREQUENCY OF ANIMAL RABIES AND FACTORS AFFECTING IT IN KERMAN PROVINCE, 1993-2003,” JOURNAL OF SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 69–76, 2007, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/85131/en

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