background rabies has been reported as the most important endemic zoonotic disease in iran and still remains as a major public health problem. objectives the main objective of the current research was to study the epidemiology of animal bites in borujerd county in iran and to compare its prevalence to other parts of iran from april 2006 to september 2011. patients and methods the data were reco...

Coral reef resilience is greatly influenced by herbivory. There a need to identify key fish species fulfilling this critical function in biogeographically distinct regions. This experimental situ study investigated herbivory coral reefs of the lower Gulf Thailand characterized considerably low herbivorous biomass and diversity, but high live macroalgal cover. provided an intriguing situation fo...

BACKGROUND Bites by mammals are a common problem and they account for up to 1% of all visits to hospital emergency rooms. Dog and cat bites are the most common and people are usually bitten by their own pets or by an animal known to them. School-age children make up almost a half of those bitten. Prevention of tetanus, rabies and wound infection are the priorities for staff in emergency rooms. ...

OBJECTIVE This study sought to assess the occurrence of rat bites within an urban population and examine the demographic characteristics to determine whether risk factors can be identified. METHODS An observational epidemiologic study was used to collect rat bite data from 1974 to 1996 and plot the incidence of rat bites and factors relating to the characteristics of the victim, circumstances...

BACKGROUND In Iran, the number of stray dogs in cities and villages necessitates epidemiologic investigations. This study has undertaken an epidemiologic survey in Ilam, Iran with regard to animal bites during 1999-2009. METHODS This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The data due to animal bites was collected from patients and analyzed. RESULTS The number of animal bites reported was...

We collected anophelines every second week for one year from randomly selected houses in southwestern Ethiopia by using Centers for Disease Control (CDC) light traps, pyrethrum spray catches, and artificial pit shelter constructions to detect circumsporozoite proteins and estimate entomologic inoculation rates (EIRs). Of 3,678 Anopheles arabiensis tested for circumsporozoite proteins, 11 were p...

Venomous snake bites can be life threatening, occasionally requiring intensive care. For Mamushi bites, conservative treatment may be possible in mild cases but for severe cases or in cases where symptoms do not improve, a horse-derived antivenom is indicated.