@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiology of dog bite incidents in Chile: factors related to the patterns of human-dog relationship",
journal="Animals (Basel)",
year="2021",
author="Barrios, Carmen Luz and Vidal, Macarena and Parra, Alonso and Pavletic, Carlos and Fatjó, Jaume and Bowen, Jonathan and Bustos-López, Carlos",
volume="11",
number="1",
pages="e96-e96",
abstract="Dog bites are one of the main public health problems. They produce important consequences for those who suffer them (physical and psychological injuries,  secondary infections, sequelae, risk of transmission of zoonoses and surgeries,  among others). The objective of this study was to characterize epidemiologically the  incidents of bites in Chile and the patterns of human-dog relationship involved. The  records analyzed in this article were obtained from bitten patients who attended the  main public health facilities in Chile during the period 17 September 2017 and 17  September 2018: In the period studied, 17,299 animal bites were recorded; however,  only 7220 (41.74%) cases were analyzed in which the offending species could be  identified. Of the bites analyzed, 6533 were caused by dogs (90.48%). Of these,  41.05% were caused by medium-sized dogs. Most bites were caused by dogs of mixed  breeds (55.99%), followed by dogs of the German Shepherd breed (8.50%). Most of the  dogs that bit were known to the victim (99.95%) and most of the attacks occurred  indoors (57.48%). Although dog bite records have improved in Chile, it would be  useful to also include background information on the context in which the incident  occurred, which would be very useful for developing effective bite prevention  programs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2076-2615",
doi="10.3390/ani11010096",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11010096"
}