ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: to describe the results of rabies vaccination campaigns in dogs and cats from 2004 to 2009 and from 2012 to 2014, and the positivity for rabies in bats from 2004 to 2014, in Campinas-SP, Brazil. METHODS: a descriptive study was carried out with secondary data from the Zoonoses Surveillance Unit. RESULTS: there was a marked reduction in the number of vaccinated dogs, from 105,764 (2004) to 65,561 (2014), with vaccine coverage below 80%, except in 2004; there was little oscillation in the number of vaccinated cats, from 10,212 (2004) to 9,522 (2014), with vaccine coverage below 80%, except in 2014; 4,464 bats were collected by passive surveillance, 2.17% of them were positive for rabies. CONCLUSION: the low vaccine coverage in dogs and cats and the circulation of the virus in bats imposes the need for improvement in surveillance actions, in order to prevent cases of human rabies.
Subject(s)
Immunization Programs/organization & administration , Rabies Vaccines/administration & dosage , Rabies/prevention & control , Vaccination/statistics & numerical data , Zoonoses/prevention & control , Animals , Brazil , Cat Diseases/prevention & control , Cat Diseases/virology , Cats , Chiroptera/virology , Dog Diseases/prevention & control , Dog Diseases/virology , Dogs , Humans , Rabies/transmission , Vaccination/veterinary , Zoonoses/virologyABSTRACT
O controle de zoonoses é atribuição dos municípios que, por meio de normativas legais, devem adotar políticas públicas sobre o tema. Em Campinas, as estratégias de vigilância das zoonoses foram desenvolvidas por diferentes serviços. A partir da década de 2000, o serviço municipal responsável pelo controle das zoonoses acumulou demandas referentes à proteção animal. A complexidade das duas áreas (controle de zoonoses e proteção animal) fez com que o município, em 2014, realizasse dicotomia entre estes serviços. As ações de controle de zoonoses passaram a ser realizadas pela Unidade de Vigilância de Zoonoses; as de proteção animal, pelo Departamento de Proteção e Bem-Estar Animal. Este artigo descreve os fatores que levaram o município a fazer esta dicotomia. A experiência de Campinas indica que a divisão entre as ações de saúde pública e de proteção animal é exequível e pode ser um exemplo de política pública para outros municípios...