Trends and spatial distribution of animal bites and vaccination status among victims and the animal population, Uganda: A veterinary surveillance system analysis, 2013-2017. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Rabies is a vaccine-preventable fatal zoonotic disease. Uganda, through the veterinary surveillance system at National Animal Disease Diagnostics and Epidemiology Centre (NADDEC), captures animal bites (a proxy for rabies) on a monthly basis from ...
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Practical Review of the Management of Animal Bites [PDF]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021 Background:. Animal bites are common worldwide. Due to the plethora of animals, there are diverse pathogens with specific associated risks and treatment algorithms.
Andrei N. Savu, BS +3 more
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Evaluation of the spatial distribution pattern of animal bites in Southern Iran: implications for public health interventions [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchIntroduction Animal bites are an important and dangerous threat to human health, and in many cases, the venom from the bite or the subsequent infections can threaten human life.
Hossein Ghazanfarpour +3 more
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Trend and epidemiological patterns of animal bites in Golestan province (Northern Iran) between 2017 and 2020. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundRabies is one of the oldest zoonosis viral diseases, which still remains as one of the most important threats to public health in the 21st century.MethodsThis cross-sectional study examined epidemiologic features of all 33,996 cases of persons ...
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Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, 2023 Introduction: Animal bites can range from abrasions to laceration injury and are notorious for causing infectious diseases like rabies. Four such animal bite cases presented to ENT emergency, two of them assaulted by the Royal Bengal Tiger and the ...
Saba Erfan, Prithvi Das, Somnath Saha
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Epidemiological Patterns of Animal Bites in the Najafabad, Center of Iran (2012–2017) [PDF]
Annals of Global Health, 2020 Background: Animal bite due to the risk of rabies is a major public health problem. Rabies is of great importance because of fatalities and economic damage. Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the epidemiological patterns of animal bite in
Sanaz Amiri +7 more
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Epidemiology and trends of animal bites in Khoy County, Northwest Iran: A retrospective study (2021-2024). [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundAnimal bites are a significant global public health concern because they can lead to rabies, a disease with a very high case fatality. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the demographic and epidemiological characteristics of animal bite ...
Parviz Shahmirzalou +1 more
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Animal bites management in Northern Iran: Challenges and solutions
Heliyon, 2023 Objectives: Animal bite is considered a serious social, economic, and health risk for societies with poor animal bites and population management. The objective of this study was to propose a model for animal bites management in Golestan Province. Methods:
Vahid Bay +3 more
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Noncompliance of the postexposure prophylactic vaccination following animal bites reporting to a rural primary health center [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2019 Context: Man lives in close harmony with animals and so the chances of injuries and diseases contracted from them. Effective preventive measure such as vaccination is to be ensured following harmful bites resulting in Rabies.
B Gadapani +2 more
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Epidemiological study of animal bites and rabies in Lorestan Province in West of Iran during 2004-2014 for preventive purposes [PDF]
International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2016 Background: Despite the progress made, animal bites and rabies are one of the important health problems in the country. The purpose of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of animal bites and rabies during 2004-2014 in Lorestan Province to ...
Ali Chegeni Sharafi +5 more
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