The effect of domestic waste accumulation on the prevalence of rabies in kirkuk city the period 2023
Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq.
Research Article
Magna Scientia Advanced Biology and Pharmacy, 2024, 13(02), 075-080
Article DOI: 10.30574/msabp.2024.13.2.0074
Publication history:
Received on 08 November 2024; revised on 20 December 2024; accepted on 23 December 2024
Abstract:
Dog bites are a public health problem, especially in low and middle-income countries, including Iraq, where epidemiological studies on dog bites and rabies have been widespread in recent times due to waste accumulation and the large number of stray dogs. A descriptive cross-sectional study used a time, person and place epidemiological model. The highest incidence rate was in males (72.287%), while the incidence rate in females was (25.712%). As for the residential area, Kirkuk City had the highest incidence (52.605%), followed by Al- Hawija district, with an incidence rate of (26.754%). The age group most susceptible to dog bites is 11-20 years, and the age group is 1-10 years, respectively (30.785%) and (22.863%) respectively. The lower extremities were the leading body site exposed to bite injuries, which constituted (48.158%), followed by the upper extremities (43.988%). The months of March, April and May showed the highest percentage of dog bites (14.732%), (13.829%) and (13.759) respectively. It was also found that the highest injuries were recorded within the age group 11-20, which was 443 and a percentage of 30.783%, followed by the age group 1-10, which was 329 and a percentage of 22.863%. The problem of dog bites is considered one of the important health problems in Kirkuk city, which mainly affects males under the age of twenty, as more than four-fifths of the victims did not complete the recommended preventive vaccination against rabies. Developing a strategic preventive health plan to prevent and control this health problem is strongly required.
Keywords:
Rabies; Epidemic; Waste; Kirkuk City
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