Human North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) attack

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-44

  Potter, Tiffany M ^a   Hanna, Jill A ^b   Freer, Luanne ^c,d  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b Plumas District Hospital   (United States)

^c YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Attack; Human interactions; Lontra canadensis; Mustelidae; Rabies; River otter

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BITE; CARNIVORA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; PLASTIC SURGERY; RABIES; SCHOOL CHILD; SUTURE; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34047227282     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2007)18[41:HNAROC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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