introduction: rabies is one of the most important infectious diseases and animal bites are increasing in iran. due to the significance of the subject, the current study was designed and conducted with the aim of determining animal bite status and its contributors in aq-qala district, golestan province, iran. materials and methods: this is a data-based study with descriptive approach carried out...

background: the incidence of animal bite is increasing in iran and there is lack of knowledge about animal bite in children. hence, the aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of animal bite in children and also evaluate delayed time of post exposure prophylaxis(pep) in children. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 172 children cases of animal bites ...

Introduction: Rabies is one of the most important infectious diseases and animal bites are increasing in Iran. Due to the significance of the subject, the current study was designed and conducted with the aim of determining Animal bite status and its contributors in Aq-Qala district, Golestan province, Iran. Materials and methods: This is a data-based study with descriptive approach carrie...

background animal bites, especially dog bites, are common health problems which are rarely addressed. it is estimated that 15 million people are bitten by animals worldwide annually. diseases caused by animal bites are problematic matters in the world as well as in iran. the main disease caused by animal bites is rabies. rabies is a fatal acute viral disease causing inclusive symptoms in the ce...

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 prevent them in population of the province for the future prospective aspects. materials and methods: in a descriptive cross‑sectional study, all t...

many reports have indicated the medical importance of animal poisons in iran. the significance numbers of iranians are injured from high endemic to sporadic, by venomous snakes, scorpions, wasps, bees, fire and velvet ants, spiders and backswimmer bugs, so their nuisance prevention is an important task.

results overall, 93.4% of the subjects received pep in less than 48 hours after exposure. of the 397 subjects, 86.0% were male, 61.7% aged 0 - 30 years, and 64.7% lived in rural areas. the subjects were mainly bitten by domestic dogs (79.8%), most of the subjects (91.9%) were involved with superficial wounds, and the most common sites of the animal bite were legs (48.1%) and hands (40.6%). the ...

Animal bites continue to pose major public health challenges, and the clinical sequelae of bite injuries can extend far beyond simple wound management. Identification of people bitten by animals remains incomplete, and inconsistencies in data collection preclude meaningful conclusions about bite circumstances and predisposition of specific breeds of dogs to bite or inflict severe bites.