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1. Bite wounds to the hand - a review

   Contributor(s):: Żyluk, A.

   Bite wounds occur as a result of bite by an animal or a human. They are relatively frequent due to the growing number of pets living with people, as well as from inadequate human-animal interactions. The knowledge of most surgeons about the management of these injuries is relatively outdated,...

2. The complex issue of dog bites

   Contributor(s):: Bower, C.

3. One Health: The complex issue of dog bites

   Contributor(s):: Bailey, D., Leicester, L.

4. Dos and don'ts of canine interaction: importance of responsible ownership

   | Contributor(s):: Green, E.

5. Why do dogs bite?

   | Contributor(s):: Campbell, W. E.

6. When love bites: understanding complex human-animal bonds

   | Contributor(s):: Shaw, J. K.

7. Evaluating a website to teach children safety with dogs

   | Contributor(s):: Schwebel, David C., McClure, Leslie A., Severson, Joan

8. The epidemiology of dog bite injuries in Switzerland - characteristics of victims, biting dogs and circumstances

   | Contributor(s):: Horisberger, U., Stark, K. D. C., Rufenacht, J., Pillonel, C., Steiger, A.

   Dogs are a potential source of several health hazards for humans. Public attention has recently focussed on dog bites, and different prevention strategies have been suggested. As few data on dog bite epidemiology are available, a prospective study was conducted in family practices (FP) and...

9. Applying One Health to behaviour

   | Contributor(s):: Bower, C.

10. Around cats

    | Contributor(s):: Goldstein, E. J. C., Greene, C. E., Schlossberg, D.

    This chapter focuses on diseases transmitted from cats to humans. The diseases transmitted by inhalation (bordetellosis, plague and Q fever), vectors (ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, cat scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis, flea-borne spotted fever, murine typhus and leishmaniasis), faecal-oral...

11. With man's best friend

    | Contributor(s):: Collins, J. M., Lorber, B., Schlossberg, D.

    This chapter focuses on human diseases associated with exposure to dogs. The epidemiology of local infections following dog bites, as well as the initial bite management, antibiotic prophylaxis, antibiotic treatment of infection, and prevention of dog bites are discussed. The life-threatening...

12. Bite-related and septic syndromes caused by cats and dogs

    | Contributor(s):: Oehler, R. L., Velez, A. P., Mizrachi, M., Lamarche, J., Gompf, S.

13. Febrile illnesses acquired from animals

    | Contributor(s):: Arguello, Sara L., Steele, Russell W.

14. Non-fatal dog bite injuries in the U.S.A., 2005-2009

    | Contributor(s):: Quirk, J. T.

15. Using emergency department data to conduct dog and animal bite surveillance in New York City, 2003-2006

    | Contributor(s):: Bregman, B., Slavinski, S.

16. Dog ownership has unknown risks but known health benefits: we need evidence based policy

    | Contributor(s):: Orritt, R.

17. An evaluation of a dog bite prevention intervention in the pediatric emergency department

    | Contributor(s):: Dixon, C. A., Pomerantz, W. J., Hart, K. W., Lindsell, C. J., Mahabee-Gittens, E. M.

18. Characterization of injuries caused by dogs and cats to humans in the municipality of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, between the years 2000 and 2009

    | Contributor(s):: Frias, D. F. R., Nunes, J. O. R., Carvalho, A. A. B.

19. Dog bite risk: an assessment of child temperament and child-dog interactions

    

    | Contributor(s):: Davis, A. L., Schwebel, D. C., Morrongiello, B. A., Stewart, J., Bell, M.

    Annually approximately 400,000 American children receive treatment for dog bites. Young children are at greatest risk and are frequently bitten following behavior that provokes familiar dogs. This study investigated the effects of child temperament on children’s interaction with dogs....

20. Study of aggression by dogs, according to the kind of interaction between dog and victim and motivating circumstances in the accidents, Municipality of Sao Paulo, 2008 to 2009Estudo das agressoes por caes, segundo tipo de interacao entre cao e vitima

    | Contributor(s):: Paranhos, N. T., Silva, E. A., Bernardi, F., Mendes, M. C. N. C., Junqueira, D. M. A. G., Souza, I. O. M., Albuquerque, J. O. M., Alves, J. C. M., Machado, M. N. P.