OBJECTIVE To estimate the magnitude of the dog bite problem in the US. METHODS Data on dog bites were gathered as part of a 1994 national telephone survey of 5,238 randomly dialed households. Data were weighted to provide national estimates. RESULTS The weighted total number of dog bites was 4,494,083 (estimated incidence = 18/1,000 population); of these, 756,701 persons sustained bites nec...

Pasteurella multocida is a gram-negative, non-motile, oxidase positive, catalase indole urease negative, non-spore-forming coccobacillus. Animal bites, scratching, and licking are the most critical risk factors for infections, but it may also occur without any contact. Data about prevalence of these infections in Turkey limited because cases apply to primary healthcare institutions where bacter...

BACKGROUND Rabies is a serious neglected disease which occurs worldwide. In urban areas, the control of the diseaseis expected to be hampered by several unique constraints. OBJECTIVE To appraise the occurrence and control of rabies. STUDY DESIGN The tools used in the study included key informant interviews with senior veterinary and medical officers and a questionnaire survey on 15 veterina...

INTRODUCTION Soldiers in field units of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are susceptible to injury by various poisonous animals during training and operations. Bites and envenomations by animals such as snakes, scorpions, and spiders can be painful and debilitating, and at times life-threatening. We have examined the extent of exposure of IDF soldiers to snake and arthropod bites and the morbidi...

Pasteurellosis is a zoonosis often caused by cat or dog bites or scratches, or by direct exposure to their secretions. Pasteurella multocida is the main pathogen involved in infections through domestic animal bites; generally a local infection characterized by its particular virulence with consequent rapid onset. Serious infection has also been reported in persons affected by comorbidity withou...

OBJECTIVE To review cases of bites and contact abrasions in open-water swimmers from California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) and harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii). METHODS Open-water swimmers from a San Francisco swimming club were questioned about encounters with pinnipeds (seals and sea lions) that resulted in bites or contact abrasions. When possible, wounds were documented wit...

Dog bites in humans are a complex problem embracing public health and animal welfare. To prevent dog bites it is necessary to have comprehensive epidemiological data that allow the identification of associated risk patterns. This study was aimed at investigating the problem posed by dog bites in Spain. The epidemiology of medically attended dog bite-related incidents reported in Aragón was anal...

The incidence of animal bites in the Islamic Republic of Iran has been increasing in recent years. In a descriptive study of 1542 patients referred to a health centre in Rafsanjan city from 2003 to 2005, the incidence of animal bites in the area was estimated as 180, 195 and 241 per 100 000 in 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively. Of the patients, 74% were bitten by dogs, 23% by cats and 3% by othe...

Monkey is highly adaptable live in varying landscape settings to different habitats include the tropical rainforests and also inhabit villages towns cities Southeast Asia. Eye Trauma caused by Bites rare often a zoo, public park for tourists. This case one of cases that we met emergency eye injury at provincial hospital Mekong Delta, Vietnam. A woman when approaching common squirrel monkey bit ...