@article{ref1,
title="The incidence of public sector hospitalisations due to dog bites in Australia 2001-2013",
journal="Australian and New Zealand journal of public health",
year="2017",
author="Rajshekar, Mithun and Blizzard, Leigh and Julian, Roberta and Williams, Anne-Marie and Tennant, Marc and Forrest, Alex and Walsh, Laurence J. and Wilson, Gary",
volume="41",
number="4",
pages="377-380",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of dog bite-related injuries requiring public sector hospitalisation in Australia during the period 2001-13. <br><br>METHODS: Summary data on public sector hospitalisations due to dog bite-related injuries with an ICD 10-AM W54.0 coding were sourced from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare for the study period 2001-2013. <br><br>RESULTS: In Australia, on average, 2,061 persons were hospitalised each year for treatment for dog bite injuries at an annual rate of 12.39 (95%CI 12.25-12.53) per 100,000 during 2001-13. The highest annual rates of 25.95 (95%CI 25.16-26.72) and 18.42 (95%CI 17.75-19.07) per 100,000 were for age groups 0-4 and 5-9 years respectively. Rates of recorded events increased over the study period and reached 16.15 (95%CI 15.78-16.52) per 100,000 during 2011-13. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Dog bites are a largely unrecognised and growing public health problem in Australia. Implications for public health: There is an increasing public sector burden of hospitalisations for injuries from dog bites in Australia.<br><br>© 2017 Menzies Institute for Medical Research.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1326-0200",
doi="10.1111/1753-6405.12630",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12630"
}