Risk factors for vampire bat bites in the Apurimac river valley
Journal Title: Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica - Year 2007, Vol 24, Issue 1
Abstract
Wild rabies in Peru is related in most of cases to ([i]Desmodus rotundus[/i]) vampire bats bite. The zone of Apurimac river valley it has notified in frequent form attacks of vampires as much to the cattle as to the settlers. A matched case-control study was carried to determine the risk factors associated with the vampire bite in three communities bordering to the river. Were included 39 cases and 67 controls, 70% were women, 14% recognized the rabies as a mortal disease and 36% identified to the dog or the bat as responsible of its transmission. All the cases were bitten during the night, 70% were more of one attack in the last twelve months and all their houses presented facilities for the access of the bats. To be younger of 15 years (OR: 84,8) and not to use bednets to sleep (OR: 18,5) they were risk factors, was not show association with sex, knowledge of the disease, presence of cattle in the house nearness and bites at the cattle.
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Melvy Ormaeche M. , Jorge Gómez-Benavides
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