Cost benefit analysis of the activities for human rabies prevention and the activities for canine rabies control in Mogi-Guaçu Municipality, from 2000 to 2004 / Avaliação do custo-benefício das atividades de prevenção da raiva humana e das atividades de controle da raiva canina no Município de Mogi Guaçu, no período de 2000 a 2004

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

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In this work, costs with post exposure anti-rabies treatments and activities for canine rabies control in Mogi-Guaçu were evaluated from 2000 to 2004. For the analyses, information available in the National System of Injury Notification database (SINAN) were used, as well as data from Rabies Control Program, supplied by the Center for Zoonoses Control. Data were compiled using Excel software spreadsheets and values in Reais (Brazilian currency), obtained annually (nominal values), were updated for values in 2006. The deflation index used was the Expanded Consumer Price Index (IPCA). In the period studied there were 4, 279 notifications of patients attacked by different kinds of mammals. Bites were the most frequent injury, with 90.9% of the total, having dogs as the main aggressor specie with 84.1% of total cases. Male patients presented the highest exposure risk (48.2%), as well as patients in the age range 0 ? 14 years old (35.2%). Post exposure rabies prophylaxis, including 3 vaccine doses and the observation of the aggressor dog, was adopted for 18.3% of attacked people, representing an estimated expense of R$43.829,97 (approximately US$ 20,198.14). Five-dose vaccination scheme and vaccine and equine rabies immunoglobulin were prescribed for 6.2% of patients, with an estimated final cost of R$34.731,83 (approximately US$16,005.45). In the cost composition for canine rabies control actions, fuel was the most representative item. Average cost per animal considering actions focused on animal rabies control, was 9.2 to 20.2 times lower than estimated values for post exposure human anti-rabies treatment. Official information available in database were enough to calculate the costs and benefits proposed. Cost benefit analysis of the activities for urban rabies prevention and/or control is important for the implementation of an awareness policy for dog owners and must be associated.

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custo-benefício mogi guaçu raiva prevention cães control controle dog cost-benefit prevenção rabies

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