Spatial Featuring of Animal Rabies Outbreaks in Maranhão State, Brazil (from 1992 to 2022)
The aim of the current study is featuring animal rabies outbreaks in Maranhão State, Brazil, from 1992 to 2022. The official database of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (MAPA) was used for this purpose. The investigated timeframe was split into two different periods: P1, from 199...
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| author | de Arruda Roberto Carlos Negreiros Soares Jose Wendel Araujo Negreiros Isabella Rodrigues de Moraes Pereira Helder Costa Francisco Borges Coimbra Viviane Correa Silva Santos Hamilton Pereira |
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| description | The aim of the current study is featuring animal rabies outbreaks in Maranhão State, Brazil, from 1992 to 2022. The official database of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (MAPA) was used for this purpose. The investigated timeframe was split into two different periods: P1, from 1992 to 2006 and P2, from 2007 to 2022. In total, 310 animal rabies outbreaks were reported in the investigated state. Cattle were the most affected animals (260 cases), followed by horses (28 cases), vampire bats (12 cases), foxes (6 cases), goats (1 case), sheep (1 case), donkeys (1 case) and swine (1 case). Ninety-six (96) of the 217 municipalities in the state of Maranhão have recorded one or more rabies outbreaks. Mangroves, flooded fields and areas close to the Equatorial Forest were the most affected ones. The lowest rabies outbreak frequencies were observed in restinga and drier climate areas. In total, 78.8 % (n=41) of municipalities had a recurrence at intervals ranging from 2 to 8 years. Thus, it was possible to conclude that rabies is a recurring problem and that environmental areas have endemic outbreaks of the disease. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-94135f9de3904e00a5f306f9d0792baf2025-08-20T02:41:30ZengSciendoActa Veterinaria1820-74482025-03-0175110811910.2478/acve-2025-0009Spatial Featuring of Animal Rabies Outbreaks in Maranhão State, Brazil (from 1992 to 2022)de Arruda Roberto Carlos Negreiros0Soares Jose Wendel Araujo1Negreiros Isabella Rodrigues2de Moraes Pereira Helder3Costa Francisco Borges4Coimbra Viviane Correa Silva5Santos Hamilton Pereira61Federal Superintendence of Agriculture in Maranhão of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (MAPA), São Luis – Maranhão, Brazil2State University of Maranhão (UEMA). São Luis – Maranhão, Brazil.2State University of Maranhão (UEMA). São Luis – Maranhão, Brazil.2State University of Maranhão (UEMA). São Luis – Maranhão, Brazil.2State University of Maranhão (UEMA). São Luis – Maranhão, Brazil.2State University of Maranhão (UEMA). São Luis – Maranhão, Brazil.2State University of Maranhão (UEMA). São Luis – Maranhão, Brazil.The aim of the current study is featuring animal rabies outbreaks in Maranhão State, Brazil, from 1992 to 2022. The official database of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (MAPA) was used for this purpose. The investigated timeframe was split into two different periods: P1, from 1992 to 2006 and P2, from 2007 to 2022. In total, 310 animal rabies outbreaks were reported in the investigated state. Cattle were the most affected animals (260 cases), followed by horses (28 cases), vampire bats (12 cases), foxes (6 cases), goats (1 case), sheep (1 case), donkeys (1 case) and swine (1 case). Ninety-six (96) of the 217 municipalities in the state of Maranhão have recorded one or more rabies outbreaks. Mangroves, flooded fields and areas close to the Equatorial Forest were the most affected ones. The lowest rabies outbreak frequencies were observed in restinga and drier climate areas. In total, 78.8 % (n=41) of municipalities had a recurrence at intervals ranging from 2 to 8 years. Thus, it was possible to conclude that rabies is a recurring problem and that environmental areas have endemic outbreaks of the disease.https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2025-0009preventionepidemiologygeo-temporal analysis |
| spellingShingle | de Arruda Roberto Carlos Negreiros Soares Jose Wendel Araujo Negreiros Isabella Rodrigues de Moraes Pereira Helder Costa Francisco Borges Coimbra Viviane Correa Silva Santos Hamilton Pereira Spatial Featuring of Animal Rabies Outbreaks in Maranhão State, Brazil (from 1992 to 2022) Acta Veterinaria prevention epidemiology geo-temporal analysis |
| title | Spatial Featuring of Animal Rabies Outbreaks in Maranhão State, Brazil (from 1992 to 2022) |
| title_full | Spatial Featuring of Animal Rabies Outbreaks in Maranhão State, Brazil (from 1992 to 2022) |
| title_fullStr | Spatial Featuring of Animal Rabies Outbreaks in Maranhão State, Brazil (from 1992 to 2022) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial Featuring of Animal Rabies Outbreaks in Maranhão State, Brazil (from 1992 to 2022) |
| title_short | Spatial Featuring of Animal Rabies Outbreaks in Maranhão State, Brazil (from 1992 to 2022) |
| title_sort | spatial featuring of animal rabies outbreaks in maranhao state brazil from 1992 to 2022 |
| topic | prevention epidemiology geo-temporal analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2025-0009 |
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