Epidemiology International Journal (EIJ)

ISSN: 2639-2038

Editorial

Epidemiological Factors Influencing Dog Bites in Srinagar

Authors: Thahaby N* , Akand AH , Hamdani SA , Bhat AH , Maryam M and Ayman N

DOI: 10.23880/eij-16000184

Abstract

Men’s dominant ally, best defense defendant, therefore, the pre-eminent peril detector, dogs became a threat for the humanity inflicting a fatal disease of rabies. Dog bites and open garbage dumps became additional and apparent and are serious and sometimes underestimated public health dilemma in the Kashmir region. The aesthetic and psychosociological consequences of trauma caused by a dog bites repeatedly burden the standard of lifetime pertaining to the affected persons and their family. Keeping in sight the importance of this Zoonotic disease, the current study was being planned to hold out with the subsequent objectives: 

• To study the epidemiological pattern of dog bites and the occurrence of rabies in humans. 
• To study the perception of rabies Vis-a-Vis dog bite exposure among humans. 
• To study about the major factors associated with increased dog population Vis-a-Vis spread of rabies

Keywords: Epidemiology; Rabies; Dog Bites; Srinagar

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