@article{ref1,
title="Occupational fatalities due to mammal-related accidents in  Japan, 2000-2019",
journal="Wilderness and environmental medicine",
year="2021",
author="Inaba, Ryoichi and Hioki, Atsushi",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Animal-related fatal accidents occur annually while individuals are outside working. This study intended to evaluate the trends of occupational fatal  accidents related to mammals and compare them with nonoccupational accidents. <br><br>METHODS: We collected occupational and nonoccupational fatalities related to mammals  between 2000 and 2019 from data on fatal occupational accident cases certified by  the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Japan, in addition to other statistics  from relevant ministries, media reports such as newspapers, and academic case  reports. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 109 fatal accidents related to mammals were confirmed  as occurring during work, and 129 were confirmed as taking place outside of work. Of  the former, accidents among livestock farmers and horse racing-related workers  accounted for about half. Among the accidents not related to work, dog attacks,  infectious diseases from cats or dogs, traffic accidents with wild animals, and bear  attacks during wild vegetable picking were common. Deaths from infectious diseases  caused by dogs and cats have rarely been reported in the mass media. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS:  Although the number of fatal occupational accidents related to mammals is not large,  we concluded that it is necessary to continue preventive measures centered on  accidents at livestock farms and in horse racing-related workplaces. It is also  necessary to inform people about the risks of infectious diseases mediated by dogs  and cats.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1080-6032",
doi="10.1016/j.wem.2020.09.010",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2020.09.010"
}