Epidemiological profile of rodenticide-poisoned dogs and cats in a clinic in Belém, Pará

Authors

  • Hugo Augusto Canelas UFRA
  • Amanda Melo Hamoy .
  • Lilian Beatriz Rocha Inajosa .
  • Isabela Cristina Ramos da Silva .
  • Alessandra Souza Negrão .
  • Erica Flávia Silva Azevedo .
  • Dulcideia da Conceição Palheta .
  • Paulo Sérgio dos Santos Souto .
  • Leony Soares Marinho .

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v14n2a506.1-5

Keywords:

domestic animals, epidemiological research, poison, death

Abstract

The primary function of rodenticide is to exterminate the respective animal, which is one of the main disseminators of various diseases in urban environment, which are important for public health, for example leptospirosis. However, most of the time, these substances end up intoxicating pets and can be cause accidentally, when the tutor does not perform the correct management of the rat poison, or intentionally, when It is intended to cause intoxication of the animal, causing various symptomatology in which prognosis is not favorable. Due to the high variety of symptoms, its severity and the high incidence of intoxication cases, an epidemiological survey of casuistry was done in a private clinic in the city of Belém/PA.

Published

2020-03-10

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

Epidemiological profile of rodenticide-poisoned dogs and cats in a clinic in Belém, Pará. (2020). Pubvet, 14(02). https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v14n2a506.1-5

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