Investigation rabies epidemics by animal bites in northern Savadkuh County ۲۰۲۱- ۲۰۲۲

Rabies is one of the most important zoonotic diseases that is transmitted through animal bites. Suspected contact with animal saliva is defined as animal bite suspected of rabies. The present study was conducted in order to evaluate the incidence of animal bites in humans in the years ۲۰۲۱ to ۲۰۲۲ in the city referring to Northern Savadkuh Rabies Center. In this descriptive-analytical study, the data has been collected by means of a checklist of cases that referred to the center and information registration in the rabies portal during the years ۲۰۲۱ to ۲۰۲۲ in the city. The data was statistically analyzed by SPSS ver.۲۱ software. Chi-square and Student's t-tests were used with a significance level of p<۰.۰۵. During the study conducted, ۵۰۹ cases of animal bites occurred in the North Savadkuh health area, of which ۱۹۹ cases were urban and ۳۱۰ were rural. The results of this study show that the prevalence of animal bites is higher in men living in rural areas and the most complaints about animal bites are related to dog bites with an average of ۶۳.۰۲۴%. The highest growth in animal bite complaints was related to cat bites with an average annual growth of ۴.۵%. Through this study, it can be concluded that educational programs are necessary to increase the awareness of people at risk.

کلیدواژه ها:

Epidemiology ، Vaccination ، Animal Bite ، Rabies ، Northern Savadkuh