1 arm or sharp instrument injury, and snake or animal bite.

2       In addition to situations involving an animal bite, a scratch from an animal, or contact of muc

3                          A brief overview of animal bites demonstrates that although most are innocuo

4                  Dogs are the chief cause of animal bites in children and the largest reservoir for r

5 The best tool for rabies prevention after an animal bite is prompt postexposure prophylaxis.

6 nts (25 of 32) had no definite history of an animal bite or other event associated with rabies virus

7 ized superficial skin abscesses following an animal bite or scratch.

8 dren to animals, a thorough understanding of animal bites, pet-borne infections, and rabies prophylax

9 er and Salmonella), dermatologic conditions (animal bites), systemic febrile illness (malaria and den

10  case management (IBCM) programme to counsel animal-bite victims on the risk of rabies and appropriat

11 nimal species when identifying isolates from animal bite wounds in humans.