A fatal attack caused by a lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in southeastern Brazil.
A 55-year-old man was attacked by a Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) after surprising and stabbing the animal in his corn plantation. The victim received deep bites in the thighs, neck, and cervical areas, resulting in severe hemorrhage and death. This is the first report of a tapir incident resulting in death and is of interest because of the severity of the contusions and lacerations caused by the provoked animal.
From the Botucatu Medical School, Universidade Estadual Paulista and Butantan Institute, São Paulo State, Brazil. haddadjr@fmb.unesp.br
Vidal
V
Haddad
Melissa Chagas
MC
Assunção
Ricardo Coelho
RC
de Mello
Marcelo Ribeiro
MR
Duarte
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001938:Brazil; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010527:Perissodactyla