Volume : II, Issue : XI, November - 2013

A profile of Animal Bite Victims Attending Anti–Rabies Clinic at Jodhpur in 2012

Dr. Pratibha Chauhan, Dr. Reeta Meena

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Background: Worldwide, more than 55,000 people die of rabies every year. 40% of people who are bitten by suspect rabid animals are children under 15 years of age. Dogs are the source of 99% of human rabies deaths. Rabies cases are not rare in Jodhpur. Jodhpur is situated in the North–Western part of Rajasthan. Jodhpur has an overall population of about 3.685 Million (Census–2011) and a literacy Rate of 67 %. Objectives: The present study was undertaken:– To determine the age and sex wise distribution of animal bite cases and to find out the distribution of victims on the basis of type of animal exposure and site of bite wounds. Study Period: The present study was conducted from 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012. Study Subjects: The animal bite patients attending the Anti Rabies Clinic, M. G. Hospital, Jodhpur. Study Design: The present study is a Hospital based retrospective study, carried out on the basis of records of the animal bite victims from anti rabies clinic. Material and Methods: The present study was carried out by detailed examination of the records of animal bite patients who had attended the ARC, M. G. Hospital, Jodhpur. Results: During the study period 6337 patients had attended the anti rabies clinic. Out of which 3282 (51.79%) were males, 880 (13.89%) were females, 1595 (25.17%) were male Children and 580 (9.15%) were female children. In the study category I, II and category III bites cases were 19 (0.29%), 1877 (29.62%) and 4441 (70%) respectively. In the study majority of the victims 5957 (94.0%) were bitten by dogs, followed by cats 118 (1.86%). Conclusion: In the study majority of the animal bite victims were adult males. The most common biting animal was dog

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Dr. Pratibha Chauhan, Dr. Reeta Meena, Dr. Girdharee Lal Saini / A profile of Animal Bite Victims Attending Anti-Rabies Clinic at Jodhpur in 2012 / International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.2, Issue.11 November 2013

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