A trend analysis of animal bite cases attending a Tertiary Care Hospital, Odisha during COVID lockdown

Pattern and Reporting of Animal Bite Cases at Anti-rabies Clinic of a Tertiary Care Hospital during COVID-19 Lockdown Period in Odisha - A Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study

“…This might be because males have major responsibilities and they have to go outside more frequently than their counterparts during the lockdown period for work, groceries, medications etc. 5,6 The majority of cases hailed from the Cuttack district itself (89.3%) and the proportions between rural and urban areas were almost equal (urban = 46.9%, rural = 42.4%) which was also found in a study done by Satapathy et al in 2020 at MKCG Hospital, Berhampur (urban = 52.48%, rural = 47.52%). In spite of the lockdown, people were exposed almost equally in both urban and rural areas.…”

“…Satapathy et al also found dogs to be the major culprit (71.8%) but here monkeys held the 2nd rank in contrast to our study where cats hold the second position. 5 Both Satapathy et al and Saleem et al found an overall decline in dog bite cases during the lockdown period as compared to previous years. 5,6 The majority of bites were of category III in our study (90.4%).…”

“…5 Both Satapathy et al and Saleem et al found an overall decline in dog bite cases during the lockdown period as compared to previous years. 5,6 The majority of bites were of category III in our study (90.4%). This is also one of the findings observed in a study by Bisoyi et al done at ARC of SCBMCH, Cuttack in 2016 (71.8%) though it was not during the lockdown period.…”

“…In spite of the lockdown, people were exposed almost equally in both urban and rural areas. 5 The prevalence of dog bites was more (66.4%) followed by cats and monkeys. Satapathy et al also found dogs to be the major culprit (71.8%) but here monkeys held the 2nd rank in contrast to our study where cats hold the second position.…”