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| Title |
Understanding human – bat interactions in NSW, Australia: improving risk communication for prevention of Australian bat lyssavirus
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| Published in |
BMC Veterinary Research, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1746-6148-10-144 |
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| Authors |
Emma K Quinn, Peter D Massey, Keren Cox-Witton, Beverley J Paterson, Keith Eastwood, David N Durrheim |
| Abstract |
Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) infects a number of flying fox and insectivorous bats species in Australia. Human infection with ABLV is inevitably fatal unless prior vaccination and/or post-exposure treatment (PET) is given. Despite ongoing public health messaging about the risks associated with bat contact, surveillance data have revealed a four-fold increase in the number of people receiving PET for bat exposure in NSW between 2007 and 2011. Our study aimed to better understand these human - bat interactions in order to identify additional risk communication messages that could lower the risk of potential ABLV exposure. All people aged 18 years or over whom received PET for non-occupation related potential ABLV exposure in the Hunter New England Local Health District of Australia between July 2011 and July 2013 were considered eligible for the study. Eligible participants were invited to a telephone interview to explore the circumstances of their bat contact. Interviews were then transcribed and thematically analysed by two independent investigators. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 60 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 60 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 10 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 15% |
| Researcher | 8 | 13% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 10 | 17% |
| Unknown | 14 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 18% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 6 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 15 | 25% |
| Unknown | 15 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 July 2014.
All research outputs
#15,740,207
of 25,374,647 outputs
Outputs from BMC Veterinary Research
#1,112
of 3,298 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#128,288
of 242,138 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Veterinary Research
#22
of 46 outputs
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