An analysis of animal bite cases attending anti-rabies clinic attached to tertiary care centre, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India

Acharya, Rekha; Sethia, Renu; Sharma, Gaurav; Meena, Rattiram

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20162070

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“…This is because of increased exposure to animals at the time of vacations, probably most of them remain outdoor and are being more prone for animal bite. This is similar to studies done by Sreenivas et al, Acharya et al and Borkar A et al 8,20,21 In our study, 84% belonged to category III which is consistent with the results of the other studied reported. 2,6,8,15,17 In our study, it was quite appreciable that 92.9% of the study subjects washed their wounds with water and/or soap immediately and 19.5% gave history of application of irritants like turmeric, slaked lime, plant juices and chilli powder.…”

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Study of demographic profile of animal bite cases and management practices in a dedicated anti rabies clinic of a tertiary care hospital, Hassan, Karnataka

Gowda

Subhashini

Metri

et al. 2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Animal bites cause a big burden in terms of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. These bites could be caused by rabid animals causing rabies. Annually about 59,000 persons die of rabies, of which 20,000 is from India alone. Rabies though 100% fatal is preventable with post-exposure prophylaxis which includes wound wash, anti-rabies vaccination (ARV) and rabies immunoglobulin. The objectives of the present study was to describe the demographic profile of animal bite cases and to assess the management practices of animal bite cases reporting to dedicated anti-rabies clinic (ARC) of a tertiary care hospital, Hassan, Karnataka.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from the inception of anti-rabies clinic (12th October 2017) to August 2018 among animal bite cases reported to ARC. They were interviewed by using a semi-structured, pre-designed and pre-tested proforma. Data regarding socio-demographic profile were collected from the animal bite victims. All the animal bite cases were managed as per WHO guidelines.Results: The total number of animal bite victims reported to ARC during the study period was 3500. Majority of the bite victims belonged to adult population (20-60 years). Majority were males (66.2%). 77% belonged to the rural population. Dogs (97.1%) were the most common biting animal. 79% of the bites were provoked. Turmeric powder was the most commonly used irritant. Most bites belonged to Category III (84%). Category I, II, III bites were managed appropriately according to WHO guidelines.Conclusions: Knowing the burden, socio-demographic characteristics and the management of animal bite victims in the dedicated ARC of HIMS has helped the programme officer in implementing the National Rabies Control Programme in Hassan district.

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Study of demographic profile of animal bite cases and management practices in a dedicated anti rabies clinic of a tertiary care hospital, Hassan, Karnataka

Gowda

Subhashini

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et al. 2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…The majority of the bite were seen on legs. This result is analogous to Ain et al [4], Acharya et al [7] and Chopra et al [8], Agarvval and Reddaiah [6]. When the dog threatens the victim, bites of lower extremities are seen.…”

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Occurrence of Dog Bites and Rabies within Humans in Srinagar, Kashmir

Thahaby¹,

Akand²,

Bhat³

et al. 2021

Rabies Virus [Working Title]

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Open garbage dumps and dog bite are public health impasse in the Kashmir region. In Srinagar city, there are more than 91,000 dogs. It’s making one dog for every 12 citizens. Conversely, there are more than 80,000 dog bites, are reported in the valley. The present study was conceded in Srinagar district. It is solidly colonized with stray dog population perhaps due to mismanagement of garbage. The mounting street dog population is leading increasing fright in the city. The information recorded for Dog bite cases was collected from SMHS. The mainstream victims were males. The majority were bitten in the age group of 30–40. The majority had reported at the same day to the hospital. The time of exposure was evening. The bulk had bites on legs. Category 3 bites were seen with the majority people. The majority receive immunoglobins. Open garbage dumps are a public health impediment and they instigate to stray dogs propagation in Srinagar. Individual’s information should be enhanced and their sanguine attitude might be translated into pertinent practices for preclusion of rabies.

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“…The study revealed that the main cause of the bites was stray dogs constituting 99.8% of all animal bites, similar to neighboring countries as India and other Asian countries (91.5%) (6,7) , Jordan (50%) (8). It is clear that nearly the same or more as in Jordan .There is no significant seasonal variation of bites as shown in graph (3), which is similar to what was recorded in studies conducted in the KSA( Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) but different in India, where it increases during May and October (9)(10)(11)(12) . The age groups of high risk of animal bites were young adults 4058 (35.21%) ( 6 ) as in Table (1), In this study, the incidence rate was 34.1/100000 mostly due to stray dogs while in India (17.4 per 1000) and in Jordan (50.8 per 100,000) (6,7).…”

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Epidemiological Characteristics of Animal Bite Cases Recorded by Case based Surveillance in Iraq 2012

Muhsen¹

2020

Al-Kindy Col. Med. J

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Background: Animal bite is one of the public health problems all over the world, especially in poor countries. Animal bites have an impact on human health due to rabies disease, which is a viral transmitted disease from animal to human with a high mortality rate.Objective: To determine the epidemiological characteristics of animal bite cases by person, time, and place.Method: Descriptive cross sectional study was done by reviewing cases caused by animal bites., Data including the demographic characteristics of age, gender, occupation, site of bite, and attending health institutions searching treatment were all included.Results: There were 11600 animal bite cases. Most of bites caused by stray dogs 11577(99.8%), and the males were more affected than females. The mostly affected site of bite was lower limbs. Babylon and Naniva provinces registered the highest rate of animal bite victims.Conclusion: The study is determining the epidemiological characteristics of animal bite cases by person, time, place and giving an accurate view about the epidemiological importance of the problem in Iraq.

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An analysis of animal bite cases attending anti-rabies clinic attached to tertiary care centre, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India

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Study of demographic profile of animal bite cases and management practices in a dedicated anti rabies clinic of a tertiary care hospital, Hassan, Karnataka

Study of demographic profile of animal bite cases and management practices in a dedicated anti rabies clinic of a tertiary care hospital, Hassan, Karnataka

Occurrence of Dog Bites and Rabies within Humans in Srinagar, Kashmir

Epidemiological Characteristics of Animal Bite Cases Recorded by Case based Surveillance in Iraq 2012

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