%0 Journal Article %T Epizootia de Rabia en mangostas, su posible relaci¨®n con factores clim¨¢ticos en un poblado del sur de Ciego de ¨¢vila %A ¨¢lvarez Muarrax %A Victor %A Su¨¢rez Hern¨¢ndez %A Miguel %A N¨²£¿ez Garc¨ªa3 %A Mirtha %J Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiolog£¿-a %D 2001 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X an epizootic of rabies in mongooses ocurred in the village of j¨²caro, located in the south of the province of ciego de avila, was studied. 5 cases were reported, in which 5 persons, 2 pigs and a dog were injured. the behavior of animal rabies in the territory from 1987 to 1997 was evaluated. the precipitations and temperatures registered in the period 1967-1997 (historical) were analized. the appearance of record temperatures and precipitations in 1997 was evaluated. the possible relationship of this epizootic with climatic factors was analyzed. %K mongooses %K rabies [epidemiology] %K metereological factors. %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1561-30032001000300005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en