[evaluation of rabies-suspected bites in giresun, eastern black-sea region, turkey]. | this study was conducted to retrospectively evaluate a total of 4390 cases (1712 female, mean age: 25 years old; 2678 male, mean age: 35 years old) admitted to the rabies vaccine center of giresun state hospital, a province located at eastern black-sea region of turkey, with the history of animal bite between the years of 2005-2009. it was determined that 74.5% of the cases were bitten by dogs, 22% by cats and 3.5% by wild animals and others. the most frequently bitten area was the lower extremi ... | 2010 | 21063983 |