Epidemiological characteristics analysis of monkey injury cases caused in Qianlingshan Park, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province

The exposure time distribution exhibited significant seasonality, with 48.58% of cases occurring during July and August,totaling 923 cases,indicating a peak in the summer. There were 774 male patients and 1,126 female patients, with a ratio of 1:1.45.and significant differences were observed between different age groups and genders (χ²=195.00, P<0.001), with the highest number of cases occurring in the 0-9 and 20-29 age groups, accounting for 22.05%(419 cases) and 21.79%(414 cases), respectively.

The upper limbs were the most common injury site, accounting for 50.84% of the total cases(966 cases in total), with significant differences between gender and injury location (χ²=22.00, P<0.001), Among females, the proportion of injuries to the upper and lower limbs (30.11% and 16.47%, respectively) was higher than that among males (20.74% and 8.63%, respectively). The majority of injuries were classified as Grade III, making up 57.38% of cases(1,069 cases in total).

Self-treatment after exposure was the most common approach(60.44%), with significant differences observed between wound severity and treatment method (χ²=6.90, P=0.032), Patients with Grade II and Grade III wounds were more likely to choose self-management (26.84% and 33.23%, respectively) than outpatient management (15.14% and 24.15%). Approximately 98.05% (1,863 cases) of monkey-injured patients had received rabies vaccinations.Conclusions This study analyzes monkey-related injuries in Qianlingshan Park from 2021 to 2024, clarifying the temporal distribution of injuries, demographic characteristics, injury sites, and treatment methods.

The findings provide references for optimizing human-monkey conflict management and the prevention and control of zoonotic diseases in urban ecological parks.