[Epizootic situation of rabies in domestic animals in the city of Wrocław 2000-2009].

Rabies is a viral contagious disease. During the disease there are unreversable inflammatory changes of the brain ending with death. Thus, every human and animal bite case is epidemiologicaly analyzed. The aim of the study was an analyze of cases of observation of companion and wild animals that had bitten humans in the city of Wroclaw and surrounding in the years 200-2009. In that time 925 cases were reported and observed. Among these group dogs were 81%, cat's 13,5% and other species 5,5%. In 925 observations cases 928 people were hurt, but only 10,1% contacted the doctor of human medicine.