Two Cases of Fatal Leopard Attacks from Botswana.

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Pub Date : 2025-05-22 DOI:10.1177/10806032251342115

Nale Mvula, Arthur Saniotis, Martinson Danquah, Thato M Patlakwe

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Abstract

This case report details 2 recent fatal leopard attacks on herdsmen at Zobidao Ranches in Botswana aged 24 y and 58 y. The younger man was attacked while searching for cattle, and the older man was killed while pursuing the leopard. Both men sustained multiple deep and superficial injuries to their necks, scalps, and limbs consistent with leopard attack patterns, leading to death from massive blood loss due to multiple injuries. The findings reinforce the potentially lethal nature of leopard attacks and the need to educate humans to avoid leopard territories as well as not to engage with them.

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两起来自博茨瓦纳的致命豹子袭击事件。

这份病例报告详细描述了最近在博茨瓦纳Zobidao牧场发生的两起致命的豹子袭击事件，分别是24岁和58岁的牧民。年轻的男子在寻找牛时遭到袭击，年长的男子在追捕豹子时被杀。两个人的颈部，头皮和四肢都有多处深度和浅表伤害与豹子的攻击模式一致，多处受伤导致大量失血而死。这一发现强化了豹子袭击的潜在致命性，以及教育人类避开豹子领地以及不要与它们接触的必要性。

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Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

2.10

自引率

7.10%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

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