INTRODUCTION During deployment following Hurricane Ike in September 2008, bites from domestic animals were among the top three trauma complaints seen at the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) base of operations. PROBLEM Unlike previous reports of frightened, misplaced dogs and cats biting strangers and rescue workers, there was an increase in bites...

OBJECTIVE Animal bites represent a significant global health issue. The evidence in the literature regarding their management in many areas is conflicting and unclear. This project attempts to identify current evidence in the literature on the management of animal bites and assess if current practice in the United Kingdom is evidence based. MATERIALS AND METHODS A literature review on the man...

BACKGROUND: Mammals that live closely and interact with man and man himself can inflict injury on children in the home through bites. Previous reports on mammalian bites in Nigeria are few and mainly on dogs, though other mammals also inflict injuries on children. There are also no reports on the injuries arising from the bites of these other mammals. OBJECTIVE: To document the range, pattern, ...

To find the prevalence of domestic and wild animal bites in general, and that of rabies disease in human,in particular in Kerman province, southeastern Iran, a retrospective study was conducted. The necessary dataincluding residence place (urban or rural) of bitten persons, age and job of people were collected during a 10-year period from 21 March 1994 to 21 March 2003 from all regional cities ...

OBJECTIVES Animal bite is a significant health economic challenge worldwide. In Iran, there has been an increase in the number of animal bites in recent years. This study was performed to investigate the epidemiology of animal bites and their influencing factors in Semirom, Iran, from 2008 to 2012. METHODS This was a descriptive study conducted for 5 years. The data were based on the informat...

BACKGROUND In Mozambique, the majority of rabies outbreaks are unreported and data on the epidemiological features of human rabies and animal bites are scarce. An outbreak of human rabies in adjacent Maputo and Matola cities in 2014 prompted us to investigate the epidemiology, clinical features and risk factors of human rabies and animal bites in the two cities. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS...

to find the prevalence of domestic and wild animal bites in general, and that of rabies disease in human,in particular in kerman province, southeastern iran, a retrospective study was conducted. the necessary dataincluding residence place (urban or rural) of bitten persons, age and job of people were collected during a 10-year period from 21 march 1994 to 21 march 2003 from all regional cities ...