Post exposure management of animal bite cases attending a primary health center of Delhi.

Rabies is an ancient disease of mankind. Every year 4 million people are exposed worldwide after animal bite and around 60000 fell victim to the rabies of which more than 95% of cases are bitten by the dogs. Rabies is a disease associated with many myths. The present study was conducted to find out the clinical profile of the animal bite cases including the common practices, precautions adopted by them after animal bite and lastly the extent and completion of post exposure treatment. Total 147 cases of animal bites attended the OPD during the study. In present study, 123 (83.7%) cases were bitten by dogs, followed by monkey (8.2%) and cat (8.2%). Majority (54.4%) suffered class II bites followed by class I (31.3%) and class III bite (14.3%). Of the total 147 cases, 116 cases (78.9%) completed post exposure prophylaxis which was observed higher among male and in younger age group.

Avaliaçäo da digestibilidade aparente da matéria seca em saguis de tufo preto (Callithrix penicilatta) e macacos-prego (Cebus apella) / Determination of dry matter digestibility in \"saguis de tufo preto\" (Callithrix penicilatta) and \"macacos-prego\" (Cebus apella)

Foi determinado o Coeficiente de Digestibilidade Aparente da Matéria Seca, em raçöes para animais silvestres. Foram utilizados 16 animais, oito (8) saguis de tufo preto (Callithrix penicilatta) e oito (8) macacos-prego (Cebus apella). Os animais foram mantidos em gaiolas de digestibilidade e receberam a raçäo básica durante 10 dias. Após o período inicial, as amostras de fezes foram colhidas durante 5 dias para posterior análise. Os Coeficientes de Digestibilidade para o Callithrix estiveram entre 84,9 e 97,7 por cento, enquanto para o Cebus oscilaram entre 75,4 e 86,2 por cento. A pesquisa concluiu que as raçöes utilizadas foram muito bem aproveitadas pelos animais