Amia, Winfred C.

Dione, Michel M.

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Retrospective study of animal bite cases reported in Masaka and adjacent districts, Uganda from 2012 to 2015Amia Winfred and Michel DioneInternational Livestock Research Institute, Kampala, UgandaObjectiveDescribe the demographics, human and animal characteristics from animal bite records obtained from Masaka and surrounding districts in Uganda.Findings With animal species as a dependent variable, significant associations were noted for age, sex, animal ownership, health status of the animal during follow-up and recommended management after the bite incidence. For culprit dogs, fate at follow up was usually unknown in rural settings, OR 2.9 (CI95; 1.5-5.6 , p<0.01) Men/boys had higher odds of getting bitten, 3.95 (CI95 1.86- 8.04, p<0.01) Dogs with unknown health status had twice the odds of biting, 2.34 (CI95; 1.40-4.83, p=0.02) Dogs suspected of rabies had almost three fold the odds of biting, 2.63 (CI95; 0.02-6.82, p=0.05). Unvaccinated and stray dogs were less likely to bite at 0.46 (CI95; 0.25-0.83, p=0.01) and 0.516 (CI95; 0.271-0.983, p=0.04) respectively.Conclusions There is potential for high burden of rabies in greater Masaka.Intensive health education programs on rabies should be tailored to the 5-19 years age group.Regular vaccination and promotion of responsible ownership of dogs and cats should receive high priority.8.6289.891.490 20 40 60 80 100CatDogOtherANIMAL SPECIE7.0421.0127.4519.5224.980 5 10 15 20 25 300.00-4.995.00-9.9910.00-18.9919.00-34.9935.00-90.99AGE GROUP37.5662.440 10 20 30 40 50 60 70FemaleMaleGENDER72.8427.160 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80RuralUrbanAREA61.6536.971.3958.970 20 40 60 80KnownStrayWildUnknownANIMALOWNERSHIP37.763.270 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40UnvaccinatedVaccinatedVACCINATIONSTATUS15.464.4680.080 20 40 60 80 100AliveKilledUnknownFATE OFANIMAL13.2818.631.7866.30 10 20 30 40 50 60 70Apparently healthySuspected rabiesApparently UnhealthyUnknownHEALTHSTATUSMethodology1052 animal bite cases were recorded over a period of three years (1st March 2012 to 1st March 2015) from the Masaka district local government veterinary department where most animal bite cases were liable to be reported from  the Greater Masakaregion Data was analysed with stata® version 13.1 using logistic regression models. A binary exposure variable was created from the animal bites species variable to distinguish between dog bites and that from other animal species. Background In Uganda there is a high burden  of animal bites in humans Dog bites play an important role in rabies transmission and account for 99% of all recorded human rabies cases Rabies is endemic in UgandaMichel Dionem.dione@cgiar.org ● International Livestock Research InstituteKampala/Uganda ● www.ilri.org   Association of Institutions for Tropical Veterinary Medicine (AITVM) and the Society of Tropical Veterinary Medicine (STVM) Conference, Berlin, 4-8 September 2016 We thank all donors that globally support our work through their contributions to the CGIAR systemThis poster is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (September 2016)Dog characteristics Human characteristics 

Retrospective study of animal bite cases reported in Masaka and adjacent districts, Uganda from 2012 to 2015

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Retrospective study of animal bite cases reported in Masaka and adjacent districts, Uganda from 2012 to 2015

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