Animal Aggression and Rabies Surveillance Cases in Colombia, 2020-2022

38 cases of aggression by animals potentially transmitting rabies are characterized in this dataset from Colombia's epidemiological surveillance system. Records span from January 2020 to October 2022, covering week 41, and include details on the aggressor species, victim demographics, and medical interventions. The data originates from the platform www.datos.gov.co and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of animal aggression using localidad_, barrios, and cod_dpto_r columns.
• Model the relationship between aggressor species (esp_ani) and the application of antirabies serum or vaccine (sue_ant, ant_vac).
• Profile victim demographics and healthcare access using sexo_, per_etn_, primera_infancia, and regimen_de_afiliacion columns.
• Classify exposure risk levels based on the clasificacion_exposicion and estado_ani (animal status) columns.

Strengths

• Includes over 30 distinct columns covering epidemiological, demographic, and medical response variables.
• Covers a multi-year time range from January 2020 to October 2022, as stated in the description.
• Data is available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.
• License and author information are unknown, which may restrict certain uses.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Reported through the epidemiological surveillance system (SIVIGILA).

Time Range

January 2020 to October 2022 (epidemiological week 41).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:39:37; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, disaggregated by neighborhoods (barrios), communes, and localities.