Epidemiology of human exposure to rabies in Nunavik: incidence, the role of dog bites and their context, and victim profiles
Abstract Background In Nunavik, Arctic rabies is still endemic due to a spillover from wildlife to dogs. The prevention of human exposure and the management of potential exposure is a significant public health concern in this region. Methods This study retrospectively describes cases of potential ex...
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ftdatacite:10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4958480.v1 2023-05-15T15:08:32+02:00 Epidemiology of human exposure to rabies in Nunavik: incidence, the role of dog bites and their context, and victim profiles Mediouni, Sarah Brisson, Mario Ravel, André 2020 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4958480.v1 https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Epidemiology_of_human_exposure_to_rabies_in_Nunavik_incidence_the_role_of_dog_bites_and_their_context_and_victim_profiles/4958480/1 unknown figshare https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08606-8 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4958480 CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Medicine Pharmacology Biotechnology 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified FOS Earth and related environmental sciences 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified FOS Biological sciences Science Policy 110309 Infectious Diseases FOS Health sciences Computational Biology Collection article 2020 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4958480.v1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08606-8 https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4958480 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Abstract Background In Nunavik, Arctic rabies is still endemic due to a spillover from wildlife to dogs. The prevention of human exposure and the management of potential exposure is a significant public health concern in this region. Methods This study retrospectively describes cases of potential exposure to rabies in humans as reported to the Nunavik Public Health Board through their registry of reported cases. We used multi-correspondence analysis as well as univariable and multivariable regression models to test for differences between children and adults in reported cases, and to examine the contexts of exposure to dogs and dog attacks. Results From 2008 to 2017, 320 cases of potential exposure to rabies were reported, 92% of which were linked to dogs. The annual incidence rate was 2.5 per 1000 people. The incidence increased significantly during the study period, although the reasons for this are unclear. Fifteen cases of exposure were with rabid animals, mostly dogs (9 of 15). No human cases of rabies occurred thanks to adequate medical case management. Two specific profiles for potential exposure to rabies were identified based on age and gender. The first was children ( Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Nunavik DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Arctic Nunavik |
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Abstract Background In Nunavik, Arctic rabies is still endemic due to a spillover from wildlife to dogs. The prevention of human exposure and the management of potential exposure is a significant public health concern in this region. Methods This study retrospectively describes cases of potential exposure to rabies in humans as reported to the Nunavik Public Health Board through their registry of reported cases. We used multi-correspondence analysis as well as univariable and multivariable regression models to test for differences between children and adults in reported cases, and to examine the contexts of exposure to dogs and dog attacks. Results From 2008 to 2017, 320 cases of potential exposure to rabies were reported, 92% of which were linked to dogs. The annual incidence rate was 2.5 per 1000 people. The incidence increased significantly during the study period, although the reasons for this are unclear. Fifteen cases of exposure were with rabid animals, mostly dogs (9 of 15). No human cases of rabies occurred thanks to adequate medical case management. Two specific profiles for potential exposure to rabies were identified based on age and gender. The first was children ( |
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Epidemiology of human exposure to rabies in Nunavik: incidence, the role of dog bites and their context, and victim profiles |
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Epidemiology of human exposure to rabies in Nunavik: incidence, the role of dog bites and their context, and victim profiles |
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Epidemiology of human exposure to rabies in Nunavik: incidence, the role of dog bites and their context, and victim profiles |
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Epidemiology of human exposure to rabies in Nunavik: incidence, the role of dog bites and their context, and victim profiles |
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Epidemiology of human exposure to rabies in Nunavik: incidence, the role of dog bites and their context, and victim profiles |
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