Epidemiological patterns of animal bites in Abadeh district of central Iran from 2012 to 2018: A cross-sectional study

作     者：Ahmad Karimi Behnam Karimi Ahmad Karimifard Nabiollah Taherimotlagh Amin Kasraei Mohammad Yandarani Fatemeh Safikhani Fatemeh Majidpour 

作者机构：Department of Communicable Disease Surveillance&ControlAbadeh Health CenterShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran Department of RescueAbadeh Red Crescent SocietyFars Red Crescent SocietyShirazIran Department of Communicable Disease Surveillance&ControlAhram Health CenterBushehr University of Medical SciencesBushehrIran Departments of Biostatistics and EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesYazdIran 

出 版 物：《Journal of Acute Disease》 (急性病杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第8卷第6期

页      面：265-268页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Animal bite Rabies Zoonosis Post-exposure prophylaxis Rabies vaccines Epidemiology Abadeh 

摘      要：Objectives:To investigate the epidemiology of animal bites and associated factors in Abadeh district(central Iran)from 2012 to ***:In this cross-sectional study,1407 individuals with animal bites who were referred to the Abadeh Rabies Treatment Center were investigated by using the census method from 2012 to *** variables included the victim s demographic information(age,gender,occupation),the type of biting animals(dog,cat,and other animals),the domesticated and wild animals,the time of biting based on year and month,the residence location(urban or rural),the treatment status,and the anatomical location of the ***:The annual incidence rate of animal bites was 189.62 per 100000 *** 83.4%of the victims were *** average age was(33.66±18.97)years and individuals in the age range of 36-50 years were greater at *** of the animal bites were from dogs(77.8%).About two thirds(62.1%)of the bites were from household animals.A total of 57.1%of individuals lived in urban *** victims were engaged in farming and animal *** highest prevalence of animal bites(37.4%)happened in the *** of the patients had any clinical signs of ***:To reduce the incidence of animal bites,high-risk groups including farmers and ranchers should be educated about bite prevention,and it should be ensured that they are managed correctly.