Ecohealth 2020 Jan 28
Zoonotic Disease Exposure Risk and Rabies Vaccination Among Wildlife Professionals.
Tarrant S, Grewal J, Yaglom H, Lawaczeck E, Venkat H
More than 70% of zoonotic diseases are wildlife associated putting wildlife professionals at increased risk of occupational exposure. In 2008 and 2018 ...
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Source: PubMed
J Travel Med 2020 Jan 28
Traveler Exposures to Animals: A GeoSentinel Analysis.
Muehlenbein MP, Angelo KM, Schlagenhauf P, Chen L, Grobusch MP, Gautret P, Duvignaud A, Chappuis F, Kain KC, Bottieau E, Epelboin L, Shaw M, Hynes N, Hamer DH
Human coexistence with other animals can result in both intentional and unintentional contact with a variety of mammalian and non-mammalian species. I ...
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Source: PubMed
Nursing
Caring for patients with venomous Crotalinae snakebites.
Miller A, Parsh B
Venomous snakebites are surprisingly common in the US. This article provides an overview of what to do when a patient has been bitten by a North Ameri ...
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Source: PubMed
Sci Rep
Quantifying the risk of rabies in biting dogs in Haiti.
Ma X, Blanton JD, Millien MF, Medley AM, Etheart MD, Fénelon N, Wallace RM
Rabies is a fatal viral disease typically transmitted through the bite of rabid animal. Domestic dogs cause over 99% of human rabies deaths. Over half ...
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Source: PubMed
Case Rep Nephrol
A Case Report on Pasteurella multocida Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis: When Cats Think Medical Equipment Are Toys.
Mirzai S, Rifai AO, Tidrick A, Huang Q, Hale J
Pasteurella multocida is an aerobic gram-negative coccobacillus usually found in the oral cavities of most healthy cats and dogs as part of their natu ...
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Source: PubMed
