In the Voronezh region recorded 16 cases of rabies among dogs

Number of laboratory confirmed rabies in animals in the Voronezh region for the 9 months ended decreased over the same period in 2010 three times, the press service of the Office of Rospotrebnadzor.

Total registered 52 cases of rabies in 16 districts of the region and the city of Voronezh (in 2010 - 156 in 27 districts, and Voronezh).

16 of 52 cases reported in dogs, 22 - in cats, 8 - foxes, 2 - sheep, 2 - goats, on one occasion - in cattle and martens.

For rabies using for the last time in 2011 in medical institutions of the Voronezh region sent a biting, scratching and oslyuneniyami 5635 people (249.2 per 100 thousand population), which is lower than the same period of 2010 to 10.0% (6288 people - 277.0 per 100 thousand population). The number of bites inflicted by wild animals has decreased by 13.7% (196 and 227 cases respectively).

The highest rate was registered in 11 affected districts - Bogucharsky (513.0 per 100 thousand population) Kantemirovskaya (409.1 per 100 thousand population) Anninsky (308.7 per 100 thousand population) Podgorensky (307.5 to 100 thousand people), Ramonsky (297.7 per 100 thousand population), Pavlov (284.2 per 100 thousand population) Novousmanskom (272.1 per 100 thousand population), Borisoglebsk (268.3 per 100 thousand . population) Semiluki (263.0 per 100 thousand population) Rossoshanskij (261.3 per 100 thousand population), Kamensky (259.8 per 100 thousand population) - and in Voronezh (273.0 per 100 thousand . population).