Sudarshan M K, Nagaraj S, Savitha B, Veena S G
Department of Community Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore.
J Indian Med Assoc. 1995 Jan;93(1):14-6, 7.
This multicentric study was conducted with the aim of knowing the nature and magnitude of the problem of rabies in Bangalore city. The disease was enzootic and endemic and the principal reservoir of infection was dog. There was stray dog menace due to ineffective dog control measures. Nearly 30% of animal bite victims did not wash their wounds and about 60% of patients started antirabic vaccine late after 24 hours of bite. The antirabies serum (equine) was not available at all. The victims of hydrophobia were both children (37.5%) and adults (62.5%) and the average incubation period ranged from 35-111 days. Pre-exposure antirabic vaccination was not given to dog catching and dog pound staff. Lastly, there was lack of proper laboratory diagnostic facilities for rabies in Bangalore.
这项多中心研究旨在了解班加罗尔市狂犬病问题的性质和严重程度。该疾病呈动物地方流行性，主要传染源为狗。由于犬类控制措施不力，存在流浪狗威胁。近30%的动物咬伤受害者未清洗伤口，约60%的患者在咬伤24小时后才开始延迟接种抗狂犬病疫苗。抗狂犬病血清（马源）完全无法获取。狂犬病患者中儿童占37.5%，成人占62.5%，平均潜伏期为35至111天。捕狗和犬舍工作人员未进行暴露前抗狂犬病疫苗接种。最后，班加罗尔缺乏适当的狂犬病实验室诊断设施。
