Citation

Singla SL, Kaur M, Lal S. Indian J. Public Health 1997; 41(1): 3-5, 24.

Affiliation

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Indian Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9567519

Abstract

Animal bites constitute an important public health problem. Monkey bites accounted for 8.8% of total animal bites (1987-1991) treated in Postgraduate institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak. It was noted that monkeys are becoming the second most common animal to inflict bites. The hospital data revealed that 63.5% of the total animal bites belonged to class-III type. The article also details two case studies of monkey bites.

Language: en