Dubuque officials searching for German shepherd after dog bite

Stroble Law Now Accepting Dog Bite Cases

DUBUQUE (KWWL) - The City of Dubuque's Health Services Department wants to find a dog after a reported bite Wednesday night. A man says a dog bit him in the area of the 600 block of Lincoln Avenue near Audubon School around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. The dog is described as a large German shepherd wearing a pink collar with tags and weighing approximately 85 pounds. The Health Department wants to find the dog to verify its health and vaccination history. Anyone with information can contact the Health Services Department at (563) 589-4185 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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What You Must Know and Do About Dog-Bite

So far this year, there have more than 520 reported dog bites in Houston, putting the city on track to match the 1,265 dog bites reported in 2012, according to BARC Animal Shelter & Adoptions. Dog bites accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claim dollars paid out in 2011, costing nearly $479 million, according to the Insurance Information Institute . To be sure, some dog breeds are quicker to bite than others. Some of the major offenders are pit bulls, Rottweilers, German shepherds, Huskies, Dobermans and wolf-dog hybrids. Having a dog can be a joy until that first bite, prompting a visit from an insurance agent, said Hanna, of the insurance council. "At that time they'll discuss a possible increase in policy, or rate," he said.
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Dog bite victim turns rabid

Says Dr Avinash Jindal, specialist physician who treated the patient Gurdiyal Singh at Civil Hospital: "The patient was brought to our hospital yesterday (Friday) in the emergency after he got aggressive. He was first checked by the psychiatrist as he reported of severe aggression symptoms. This morning, while we were checking him, he got more aggressive and started running after people there. He, in fact, bit a 25-year-old patient at the hospital. When I took his history, his attendant told me that he was bitten by a stray dog about 10 days ago. Suspecting him to be suffering from hydrophobia, we did a simple test and brought water in front of the patient.
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Texas ranks high in dog-bite claims

Dog Bite-Related Injuries Dog bites can lead to serious complications, including bleeding, infection, emotional trauma, and even death. Such injuries may require immediate and extensive hospitalization. Victims may be eligible for compensation for injury-related expenses including those associated with medical bills and future medical treatment, lost wages, and pain and suffering. aDog laws are complicated, and establishing an owneras liability after a dog bite can be difficult without an experienced Michigan dog bite attorney on your side,a said Attorney Thomas Stroble. About Stroble Law Stroble Law is a Michigan-based law firm that was founded by Attorney Thomas L. Stroble in 2008. The law firm has office locations in Bloomfield Hills and Mount Clemens, serving clients in the surrounding areas, including Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Sterling Heights, Troy, and other locations across Michigan.
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o 40% of people who are bitten by suspect rabid animals are children under 15. o Dogs are the source of the vast majority of human rabies deaths. o Wound cleansing and immunization within a few hours after contact with a suspect rabid animal can prevent the onset of rabies and death. o Every year, more than 15 million people worldwide receive a post-exposure vaccination to prevent the disease- this is estimated to prevent hundreds of thousands of rabies deaths annually. Rabies is a zoonotic disease (a disease that is transmitted to humans from animals) that is caused by a virus (lyssavirus family). The disease affects domestic and wild animals: dogs, bats, foxes, raccoons, jackals, skunks, mongooses and other wild carnivore animals, and is spread to people through close contact with infectious material, usually saliva, via bites or scratches.
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