Dog bite studies ::
The following dog bite studies are often cited in media reports following fatal and serious dog attacks. Notably, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has no recent data.
December 22, 2009
Dog Attack Deaths and Maimings, U.S. & Canada, September 1982 to December 22, 2009
A 27-year report that compiles serious injury, maimings and deaths inflicted by dogs on U.S. and Canadian citizens by dog breed. By Merritt Clifton, Animal People, December 22, 2009.
April 22, 2009
Report: U.S. Dog Bite Fatalities January 2006 to December 2008
A 3-year report, from 2006 to 2008, that examines deaths inflicted by dogs on U.S. citizens by dog breed. By DogsBite.org, www.DogsBite.org, April 20, 2009.
July 4, 2003
Nonfatal Dog Bite-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments - United States, 2001
A report that compares 1994 and 2001 data and analyzes the frequency of U.S. dog bite injuries treated by emergency care facilities. By the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), 2003; 52(26): 605-610.
September 15, 2000
Breeds of Dogs Involved in Fatal Human Attacks in the United States Between 1979 and 1998
A report that combines three fatal dog attack studies, from 1979 to 1996, and adds two additional years for analysis. By Sacks, Sinclair, Gilchrist, Golab and Lockwood, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, September 15, 2000, Vol. 217, No. 6, Pages 836-840.
June 6, 1994
Which Dogs Bite? A Case-Control Study of Risk Factors (1991)
A frequently cited report published in 1994 that examines dogs most likely to bite. Pit bulls were not represented in the study. By Gershman KA, Sacks JJ, Wright JC., Pediatrics 1994; 93: 913-7.
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