Evaluation of Animal Bite & Rabies Epidemiological inKermanshah Province During ۲۰۱۱-۲۰۱۹

Background and Aim : Background: Rabies is a dangerous disease all over the world. Animalbites have high health and economic importance. The causative agent of rabies is a lyssavirus fromthe rhabdoviridae family and has a single-stranded RNA genome. The main reservoir of rabiesvirus is many bat-like and carnivorous mammals, including dogs, cats, foxes, wolves, etc. Aim:This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the epidemiology of animal bite diseasein Kermanshah province during ۲۰۱۱-۲۰۱۹.Methods : Methods: A descriptive-cross-sectional survey was conducted using the information ofindividuals bitten by animals in the geographical area of Kermanshah province in ۲۰۱۱-۲۰۱۹ fromthe health centers of the cities and the deputy health department of the University of MedicalSciences of Kermanshah province. All extracted data were entered into SPSS۱۸ software forstatistical analysis through Excel ۲۰۱۰ software and were analyzed by means of descriptivestatistics (mean, variance and standard deviation) and chi-square statistical tests.Results : Result: The incidence of animal bite cases has been increasing in the past ۹ years,however, no case of death due to rabies has been reported in Kermanshah province. The mostaggressive animal was the dog with ۸۵.۴%. In terms of anatomical location, the most injuries werein the lower limbs (۵۰.۴۲%). The highest number of bites was related to men with ۶۸.۷۵%.Conclusion : Conclusion: Considering the absence of disease during the studied years despite theincrease in the number of animal bite cases, it is necessary to pay attention to other disease controlmethods in the form of effective training and vaccination.

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Epidemiological ، Rabies ، Kermanshah