TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - A Wild Wolf Attack and Its Unfortunate Outcome: Rabies and Death
JO  - Wilderness and environmental medicine
A1  - Turkmen, Suha
A1  - Sahin, Aynur
A1  - Gunaydın, Mucahit
A1  - Tatli, Ozgur
A1  - Karaca, Yunus
A1  - Turedi, Suleyman
A1  - Gunduz, Abdulkadir
SP  - 248
EP  - 250
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
N2  - Wild animal attacks are potential occurrences in rural areas of Turkey. Wolf attacks, however, are rare this century, but there are many anecdotal reports from previous times. Attacks by wolves are generally directed against animals, such as cows and sheep, and for feeding purposes. Wolf attacks on humans are a little known and unexpected phenomenon. A 60-year-old man was brought to the emergency department with facial injuries caused by a wolf emerging from a rural area and leaping at his face as he was sitting in his garden. During the incident, the patient strangled the wolf to death. Despite postexposure prophylaxis the patient likely died because of rabies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1080-6032
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2012.03.009
ID  - ref1
ER  -