Epidemiological characteristics and trends in the incidence of animal bites in Maku County, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2003-2012

Abstract

Caractéristiques et tendances épidémiologiques de l'incidence des morsures d'animaux dans la préfecture de Makou (République islamique d'Iran), 2003-2012RÉSUMÉ La présente étude a examiné les caractéristiques et l'incidence épidémiologiques dans le temps des morsures d'animaux dans la préfecture de Makou. Les données ont été obtenues à partir des registres de centres de santé portant sur les morsures d'animaux entre 2003 et 2012. Des informations sur les caractéristiques démographiques et les facteurs associés aux morsures d'animaux ont été enregistrées. Un total de 2232 personnes avaient été mordues. La fréquence des morsures était plus élevée parmi les hommes (75,4 %), les habitants ruraux (72,3 %) et les individus de moins de 20 ans (47,3 %). La plupart des morsures se situaient au niveau des jambes et des pieds (65 %) et les chiens étaient responsables de 92 % des morsures. Plus de 25 % des personnes mordues mettaient plus d'une journée à recourir à des soins, en particulier les habitants ruraux. L'incidence moyenne était de 250 pour 100 000 habitants, et on observait une tendance linéaire en hausse statistiquement significative sur la période de 10 ans. Il est nécessaire de sensibiliser le public, et particulièrement les habitants ruraux, à l'importance d'un traitement rapide. Eu égard à la tendance croissante des morsures d'animaux, une politique sanitaire pour s'attaquer à ce problème est requise. Most bites were to the legs and feet (65%) and dogs were responsible for 92% of bites. Over 25% of those bitten delayed seeking care for more than a day, particularly rural residents. The mean incidence was 250 per 100 000 population and there was a statistically significant increasing linear trend over the 10-year period. There is a need to raise public awareness, especially among rural residents, of the importance of early treatment. Given the increasing trend in animal bites, a health policy to tackle this problem is needed. -

Systematic Review: Comparison of the Main Variables of Interest in Publications of Canine Bite Accidents in the Written Press, Gray and Scientific Literature in Chile and Spain, between the Years 2013 and 2017

“…The time of year when the attack occurred was more reported in print than in the indexed and gray literature, which may also be due to the method of data collection. The higher number of bite incidents occurring in spring and summer, reported in the print media, coincides with previous scientific studies [4,47], which indicate that in these seasons, people engage in a higher number of outdoor activities, having a higher level of exposure and interaction with animals on public roads, predisposing them to possible attacks.…”

Epidemiological Characteristic of Animal Bite and Direct Economic Burden of Rabies Vaccination in the Southern of Iran

“…The findings of this study showed that men were more likely to suffer from animal bites than women (83.7%). In other investigations, gender distribution of animal bites was reported the same for example (Poorolajal et al, 2015) in the city of Tehran, (Kassiri et al, 2014b) in the city of (Shamshirgaran et al, 2017) in the city of Tehran in Iran illustrated that 84.5, 75.4 and 79.16% of animal bite cases had occurred in men and they achieved similar results in this respect. In a similar study in the southern of India, the proportion of men was reported by 72.4% (Taylor et al, 2017) which would be due to occupational exposure outside home and more contacts with risk factors (biting animals).…”

“…In the study conducted by (Babazadeh et al, 2016) in the city of Chaldoran in northwestern Iran, the incidence rate of animal bites was reported by 541 per 100,000 population. In another study in the city of Maku, Iran, the incidence rate was reported to be 250 per 100,000 individuals (Shamshirgaran et al, 2017). The reason for the lower incidence rate of animal bites in the county of Larestan compared to the overall average incidence rate in Iran and other regions could be attributable to lack of suitable vegetation and its warm and dry weather conditions in a way that the temperature could reach above 50°C in the summer which in turn could lead to an inappropriate habitat for the life of animals, especially wildlife.…”

Epidemiological study on animal bite cases referred to Haji Daii health Center in Kermanshah province, Iran during 2013–2017

“…Several million dollars are spent annually on preventing rabies in Iran and no other contagious disease can be found in Iran that costs as much as rabies [14][15][16]. The growing trend of stray dogs populations and also increasing numbers of animal bite cases and rabies in many provinces of Iran, indicate the importance of paying more attention to their management and investigations on their different aspects [12,17]. Accurate information regarding the epidemiological status of the disease is needed for effective prevention programs [12,18].…”