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Incidence, Prevalence, and Risk Factors of Dog Bites in Pediatric Populations: Protocol for a Systematic Review.. Background Dog bites represent a significant global public health concern, particularly among children and adolescents. Approximately 330,000 emergency department visits occur annually in the United States alone due to dog-bite injuries, with pediatric populations bearing a disproportionate burden. Despite this, existing systematic reviews remain fragmented, focusing on isolated aspects such as breed-specific risk, educational interventions, or legislative measures, without comprehensively addressing the global incidence, prevalence, and multifactorial risk profile in pediatric…

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India has the highest number of attacks by stray dogs in the world. India has 36% of all rabies deaths in the world. There have been incidents where small babies are mauled to death by stray dogs in India. India also has the largest number of stray dogs in the world, along with the highest cases of rabies deaths. Many rabies deaths are unreported. In compliance with Animal Birth Control rules, 2001, stray dogs may not be purposefully killed as it is unconstitutional. They have to be vaccinated and sterilized. Municipalities lack the money to sterilize stray dogs due to misuse and mismanagement of the granted funds for this purpose. Many Indians believe that stray dog attacks are common in t…

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