Barrios Carmen Luz, Bustos-López Carlos, Pavletic Carlos, Parra Alonso, Vidal Macarena, Bowen Jonathan, Fatjó Jaume
Cátedra Fundación Affinity Animales y Salud, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Parque de Investigación Biomédica de Barcelona, C/Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Mayor, Camino La Pirámide 5750, Huechuraba, Región Metropolitana 8580745, Chile.
Animals (Basel). 2021 Jan 6;11(1):96. doi: 10.3390/ani11010096.
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.
犬咬伤是主要的公共卫生问题之一。它们会给受害者带来严重后果（身体和心理伤害、继发感染、后遗症、人畜共患病传播风险及手术等）。本研究的目的是从流行病学角度描述智利的咬伤事件以及其中涉及的人与狗的关系模式。本文分析的记录来自2017年9月17日至2018年9月17日期间在智利主要公共卫生机构就诊的被咬患者：在研究期间，共记录了17299起动物咬伤事件；然而，仅分析了7220例（41.74%）能确定肇事物种的病例。在分析的咬伤事件中，6533起是由狗引起的（90.48%）。其中，41.05%是由中型犬引起的。大多数咬伤是由混种犬造成的（55.99%），其次是德国牧羊犬（8.50%）。大多数咬人犬为受害者所熟知（99.95%），且大多数攻击发生在室内（57.48%）。尽管智利的犬咬伤记录有所改善，但纳入事件发生背景的相关信息也会很有用，这对制定有效的咬伤预防计划非常有帮助。
