A report from the Adelaide Now website informs us that:
Fifty-five people in South Australia were admitted to hospital last year [2009/10] after cat attacks, the first collated figures reveal.
The article provides background to this startling statistic:
The number of cat attacks was higher than expected. “We were surprised because nobody talks about being bitten by a cat and admitted to hospital. When it’s a dog attack you hear about it a lot more,” board executive officer Ben Luxton said. “The data relates to people who have actually been admitted to hospital, not those who were only treated in the emergency department.”
Mr Luxton said the bacteria on cat claws and teeth caused “nasty reactions” in some people, especially if left untreated.
All but one cat attack was against people aged more than 20 years, unlike dog attacks which predominantly happen to children aged less than nine years.
As a public service to reduce these unfortunate incidences the graphic below should be studied and used as required.
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