Time series analysis of animal bite cases attending anti-rabies clinic [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Background: Rabies is a disease transmitted mostly through animal bites in humans, and seasonal variation in animal bites has been reported by different studies.
Somya Grover, Ajay Gupta, Avtar S Dua
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Epidemiological pattern and trend analysis of animal bite cases of anti-rabies clinic of tertiary care hospital of Delhi [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Background: Animal bites to humans are a public health problem. Rabies is caused by rhabdovirus which is present in the saliva of rabid animals like dogs, cats, monkeys, and wild animals like fox and jackals.
Sumit Jethani +7 more
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Functions and challenges of a government-run animal bite treatment center in the delivery of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis services in Iloilo City, Philippines: A 6-year descriptive study, 2018–2023 [PDF]
Dialogues in HealthBackground: Animal bite injuries are a serious public health concern due to the risk of rabies infection. In March 2024, the Department of Health (DOH) reported 84 rabies cases with six fatalities from Iloilo City.
Anna-Lee B. Bandoy +11 more
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Evaluating adherence to government recommendations for post-exposure rabies vaccine among animal-bite victims: A hospital-based study in Bangladesh. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public Health, 2023 Rabies is a fatal but preventable zoonotic disease with an approximately 100% case fatality rate. The most common way to contract rabies is through the bite of a rabid animal.
Sadia Tamanna +6 more
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The wound severity of animal bite victims visiting rabies prevention clinics and the influencing factors in Central China: a cross-sectional investigation [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Animal bites are a major public health problem. The more serious the bite wound is, the higher the risk of developing rabies is. This study aimed to investigate the severity of wounds among animal bite victims and identify the influencing ...
Dandan Li +7 more
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Epidemiology of animal bite in Iran during a 20-year period (1993–2013): a meta-analysis [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Health, 2019 Background Rabies is a fatal disease that still kills 2–6 people a year in Iran. A meta-analysis was conducted in order to generate accurate data on animal bite exposure, and to estimate the incidence of animal bite across the country.
Maliheh Abedi +3 more
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Epidemiological study on animal bite cases referred to Haji Daii health Center in Kermanshah province, Iran during 2013–2017 [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Over thousands of animal bite cases are reported annually worldwide and in Iran placing a large financial burden on the health and economy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of animal bite cases in Kermanshah, Iran through
Maryam Janatolmakan +5 more
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Rabies vaccine initiation and adherence among animal-bite patients in Haiti, 2015. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 BACKGROUND:Approximately 59,000 people die from rabies worldwide annually. Haiti is one of the last remaining countries in the Western Hemisphere with endemic canine rabies.
Cuc H Tran +7 more
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IJCM_413A: A cross sectional study to find out status of post exposure prophylaxis among animal bite cases in Raipur city Chhattisgarh. [PDF]
Indian Journal of Community MedicineBackground: Rabies is a viral zoonosis that occurs in more than 100 countries and territories Although a number of carnivores and bat species serve as natural reservoirs, rabies in dogs is the source of 99% human infections and poses a potential threat ...
Ikshit Singh +2 more
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Animal Bite Injuries to the Face: A Retrospective Evaluation of 111 Cases [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023 Johannes Georg Schuderer +2 more
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