Healthcare utilization patterns and economic burden of animal bites: A cross-sectional study

Animal bites management in Northern Iran: Challenges and solutions

“…Manifestations of rabies virus infection in some animals are associated with an increase in aggressiveness in the animal, which augments the number of animal bites. Meanwhile, due to the high lethality of this disease, if the attacking animal is not vaccinated, prevention services should be provided for the victims post-exposure, which involves a high cost [ 16 ].…”

“…The results were not in line with the data of America. According to studies, the provision of rabies PEP services regardless of the history of vaccination of invasive animals has imposed a great economic burden on Golestan Province [ 16 ], which is caused by the challenge of the Ministry of Health and Medicine's lack of confidence in the level of safety of dogs vaccinated by veterinarians. Therefore, it can be stated that by applying vaccination coverage and providing a suitable level of safety in dogs that have the highest number of bites, in addition to reducing animal bites, the high costs of providing PEP level 2 and 3 services to victims can be significantly reduced.…”