Municipal Registry of Animal Bites and Potential Rabies Exposure Events

Records of aggression events caused by animals potentially transmitting rabies in a municipality. The data includes information related to the type of aggressor animal, event characteristics, care received, and variables relevant for epidemiological surveillance and public health decision-making. The dataset is provided by www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyze bite location patterns (area_morde, tronco, mie_sup, mie_inf) to identify common injury sites.
• Assess rabies exposure risk classification (clasificacion_exposicion) based on animal species (esp_ani) and victim demographics (edad_, nacionali_).
• Track public health interventions (apl_sa, vac_ant, sut_her, pac_hos_) following reported bite events.
• Monitor temporal trends in bite incidents using the epidemiological week (semana) and exposure date (fec_exp_).

Strengths

• Includes over 30 columns covering animal, victim, event, and medical response details.
• Data is structured for public health surveillance with specific fields for exposure classification and vaccination status.
• 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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2026-05-18 18:08:26; freshness should be verified as the date is in the future.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Municipal registry of reported events.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:08:26.

Geography

A specific municipality (implied by 'municipio' in description), likely in Colombia.