A campanha nacional de vacinação contra raiva animal nos municípios da microrregião de Catolé do Rocha, PB, no período de 2006 a 2007

This study aimed to document and evaluate the results of campaigns against rabies in the micro-Catolé do Rocha in the Hinterland of Paraiba - Brazil during the years 2006 to 2007. The data were obtained from the Final Result of the National Vaccination Campaign Against Animal Rabies in the period from 2006 to 2007, held on 10 (ten) of the eleven municipalities of Microregion Catolé of Rocha occurred annually between the months of September and October. There was a semi-structured interview with the responsible regional and municipal Program of the Rabies Prophylaxis. The basic points of the interview were mass vaccination in the control of dogs, observations of animal abusers and anti-human rabies. The results of the estimated population and population reached for dogs and cats show that the percentage of dogs vaccinated in the year 2006 in the cities of Balanga Cruz (78.29%), Balanga dos Santos (61.16%), Jericho (61 , 26%) and St. Benedict (76.32%), not reached the minimum percentage recommended by the official, which is 80% immunization coverage for real. Vaccination campaigns in the following year, 2007, the municipalities of Balanga dos Santos (76.76%) and St. Benedict (75.81%) have not reached the minimum percentage recommended by the vaccine program, followed this time by the City of St. Joseph's Swamp of Cruz (76.19%). The council of the Horse Creek in 2006, exceeded the estimate, reaching 101.39% of immunization coverage and the following year (2007), managed to overcome is reaching 104.64% of immunization coverage, followed by Bom Sucesso with 104 , 86% in 2007. There is an underestimation of the canine population calculated at the rate of 10% of the human population, demonstrated by vaccination coverage above 100%, not reaching the real level of 80% of the canine population, needed to control and eradicate rabies urban. The canine population has real numbers fleeing the attention of health authorities. Relationship with the cats, the proportion adopted by the 8th Regional Health Management is around 5% of the population with respect to number of inhabitants of the districts studied. There were no literal data to ratify this proportion adopted as more appropriate. There is a need for an animal census and the presence of Zoonoses Control Center to map and provide reliable data on animal population, endemic diseases and epidemics that occur in this region. The lack of laboratory diagnosis and the lack of educational campaigns to clarify the populati