Abstract INTRODUCTION:

This study investigated the spatial distribution of inappropriate post-exposure human rabies procedures in Ceará, Brazil, between 2007 and 2015.

METHODS:

The ecological study population was based on the records of post-exposure human rabies procedures from the Notification Disease Information System. We analyzed the data using the Moran Index (I) and the Moran Local Index.

RESULTS:

There were 222,036 (95.8%) records with inappropriate post-exposure human rabies procedures. There was heterogeneity in their spatial distribution, with two significant clusters in the northeast and northwest regions.

CONCLUSIONS:

These findings help elaborate differentiated strategies to reduce unnecessary post-exposure human rabies procedures.