ReviewJournal of the Royal Society of Medicine2012
Injuries, envenomations and stings from exotic pets.
Review in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
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- [Management of bite injuries].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Mobile Zoos and Other Itinerant Animal Handling Events: Current Status and Recommendations for Future Policies.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Injuries related to pets, exotic animals, and falconry in Qatar.Qatar medical journal · 2023Article
- A Review of Zoonotic Disease Threats to Pet Owners: A Compendium of Measures to Prevent Zoonotic Diseases Associated with Non-Traditional Pets: Rodents and Other Small Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Backyard Poultry, and Other Selected Animals.Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) · 2022Review
- A Survey Study of Veterinary Student Opinions and Knowledge about Pet Reptiles and Their Welfare.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Erythematous Lesion with Small Arciform Pattern Erosions: A Quiz.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2021Article
- Amelioration of Pet Overpopulation and Abandonment Using Control of Breeding and Sale, and Compulsory Owner Liability Insurance.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Turning Negatives into Positives for Pet Trading and Keeping: A Review of Positive Lists.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
- Increase in reptile-associated human salmonellosis and shift toward adulthood in the age groups at risk, the Netherlands, 1985 to 2014.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2016Article
- Managing parrot bite injuries to the hand: not just another animal bite.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2015Article
- Managing patients for zoonotic disease in hospitals.JRSM short reports · 2013Review
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Abstract
A variety of exotic vertebrate and invertebrate species are kept as 'pets' including fishes, amphibians (for example, frogs and toads), reptiles (turtles, crocodiles, lizards and snakes), birds, mammals (for example, primates, civets, and lions), and invertebrates (for example spiders, scorpions, and centipedes), and ownership of some of these animals is rising. Data for 2009-2011 suggest that the number of homes with reptiles rose by approximately 12.5%. Recent surveys, including only some of these animals, indicated that they might be present in around 18.6% of homes (equal to approximately 42 million animals of which around 40 million are indoor or outdoor fish). Many exotic 'pets' are capable of causing injury or poisoning to their keepers and some contacts prove fatal. We examined NHS Health Episode Statistics for England using selected formal categories for hospital admissions and bed days for 2004-2010 using the following categories of injury, envenomation or sting; bitten or struck by crocodile or alligator; bitten or crushed by other reptiles: contact with venomous snakes and lizards; contact with scorpions. Between 2004 and 2010 these data conservatively show a total of 760 full consultation episodes, 709 admissions and 2,121 hospital bed days were associated with injuries probably from exotic pets. Injuries, envenomations and stings from exotic pets constitute a small but important component of emerging medical problems. Greater awareness of relevant injuries and medical sequelae from exotic pet keeping may help medics formulate their clinical assessment and advice to patients.
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