ABSTRACT
Dog bite accounts for a significant number of traumatic injuries, which often needs medical treatment .Although agent, host and environment characteristics of dog bite have been well documented internationally but it is not done in Pakistan. A study was planed to find Agent, host and environment characteristics of dog bite in local population.The study setting was Emergency Department of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Patients were enrolled in July 2004,on a Performa designed to get different features of epidemiologic triad. Performa contain features of agents [type of animal, nature of attack and vaccination status of animal]host features [Age .gender, body part involved in bite and vaccination] environmental features [Time of bite and site of accident].Performa was filled by Doctors after interviewing each patient individually. Total 81 cases were registered in this study. Male were dominating with 80% [66] cases .Children and adolescent were the main target 65% [53] of the dog bite victims were less than 15 year of age .Mostly lower limbs were involved in the accident and it accounted for 68 % [55] cases.The highest frequency of dog bite were reported from Orangi town 31 % [25], a thickly populated area belonging to very low socioeconomic group