The wound severity of animal bite victims visiting rabies prevention clinics and the influencing factors in Central China: a cross-sectional investigation

• Main Authors: Dandan Li (Author), Hanlin Liao (Author), Fan Chen (Author), Qingqing Jiang (Author), Tiantian Wang (Author), Zuxun Lu (Author), Qiaoyan Liu (Author), Shiyi Cao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Animal bites are a major public health problem. The more serious the bite wound is, the higher the risk of developing rabies is. This study aimed to investigate the severity of wounds among animal bite victims and identify the influencing factors in Wuhan, China. Methods A cross-...