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Incidence of dog bite injuries and its associated factors in Punjab province of Pakistan

Science in One Health, 2022
Dog bites are a major cause for transmission of rabies virus to humans. Pakistan ranks fifth among most rabies affected countries in the world. There are a few regional (ecological) studies that investigated factors that explain geographic disparities in
Muhammad Alfahad, Farwa Butt, Muhammad Adnan Aslam, Tariq Abbas, Adnan Ahmad Qazi, Qudratullah   +5 more
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Posterior Disconnection Syndrome in Early‐Stage Adult‐Onset Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adult‐onset cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy is potentially treatable but often difficult to recognize before advanced cerebral involvement. Herein, we describe three men with early‐stage disease who initially presented with subtle visual complaints rather than subcortical dementia. Targeted neuropsychological testing revealed higher‐order visual
Kazuto Katsuse, Takashi Matsukawa, Yumiko Nakamura, Kazuo Kakinuma, Shoko Ota, Ryo Hara, Saki Nakashima, Kaoru Ito, Yutaro Nakamori, Toshiyuki Kakumoto, Masashi Hamada, Shigenori Kanno, Kyoko Suzuki, Tatsushi Toda   +13 more
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The effect of breed-specific dog legislation on hospital treated dog bites in Odense, Denmark-A time series intervention study.

PLoS ONE, 2018
As dog bite injuries are a considerable problem in modern society, in order to reduce such injuries, breed-specific legislation has been introduced in a number of countries.
Finn Nilson, John Damsager, Jens Lauritsen, Carl Bonander   +3 more
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Experience in the management of injuries from dog bite in the plastic and reconstructive surgery service at the general hospital of Zacatecas

Revista Médica del Hospital General de México, 2022
Background: Dog bite wounds are a public health problem present in our environment. We find them from superficial wounds to large wounds with devitalization and significant loss of tissues, in addition to presenting complications such as infections ...
Julio Á. Barajas-Puga, Jorge A. Manzanares-Espinosa, Claudio López-Giacoman   +2 more
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A Return to Normality: A Descriptive Qualitative Interview Study Exploring the Patient Experience of Gout Flare Resolution

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Although the definition of a gout flare is well established, the state of gout flare resolution has not yet been defined. This study aimed to explore patients’ experiences and perceptions of gout flare resolution. Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted with 24 people with gout, guided by open‐ended questions exploring their ...
Sarah Stewart, Anne Horne, Angelo Gaffo, Lisa K. Stamp, N. Lawrence Edwards, Nicola Dalbeth   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

K-9 Police Dog Bite

Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2017
History of present illness: A 30-year-old male who was brought into the emergency department (ED) by police officers after being bitten in the right lower extremity by a police German Shepard after attempting to flee authorities on foot.
Vy Han, John R. Marshall
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards dog-bite related rabies in para-medical staff at rural primary health centres in Baramati, western India. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
The lack of awareness regarding rabies amongst rural primary care health staff and their adverse practices towards the management of dog-bite wounds is a major contributor to the high incidence of rabies infection and subsequent human mortality in India.
Harish Kumar Tiwari, Abi Tamim Vanak, Mark O'Dea, Ian Duncan Robertson   +3 more
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Is an Apple an Orange? A Large Language Model Benchmark for Candidate Term Extraction and Subclass Decisions Against Upper Ontologies in Engineering and Materials Science

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Building machine‐readable vocabularies for materials science is slow, expert‐driven work. This study benchmarks 13 large language models on two of its first steps: finding candidate terms in engineering articles and deciding where they belong in a class hierarchy.
Thomas Bjarsch, Maximilian Holland, Klaus Drechsler, Johannes Schilp   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public health implications of dog bite injuries in Greece

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Background Dog bite injuries pose substantial traumatic and zoonotic risks worldwide. Surveillance remains insufficient globally. This study assessed the epidemiology of dog bites in Greece with the aim to identify risk factors relevant for broader ...
Georgios Dougas, Maria Gkova, Kassiani Mellou   +2 more
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Seasonal Variation in Incidence and Severity of Dog Bites in a Union Territory of Northern India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Introduction: Dog bites pose a serious but underestimated public health problem in developing countries like India as it causes millions of injuries and thousands of deaths among its sufferers due to risk of rabies transmission.
MA Bashar, Mona Duggal
doaj   +1 more source