An Indian Gaur (Bos gaurus) Gores in the Western Ghats-A case report

The forests of the Western Ghats are home to the tallest bovine in the world, the Indian Bison. While attacks are few, they may result in life-threatening injury. We report the case of a 57-year-old agriculturist who got gored by an Indian Gaur resulting in penetrating chest and abdominal trauma res...

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Main Authors: Freston Marc Sirur, Priya Dugani, Neeraja A. Nair, Sudiksha, Vrinda Lath
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Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644025000780
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author Freston Marc Sirur
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Sudiksha
Vrinda Lath
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description The forests of the Western Ghats are home to the tallest bovine in the world, the Indian Bison. While attacks are few, they may result in life-threatening injury. We report the case of a 57-year-old agriculturist who got gored by an Indian Gaur resulting in penetrating chest and abdominal trauma resulting in injuries to multiple organs. A prompt Emergency department evaluation and surgical repair of his injuries enabled recovery, with some residual disability.
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spelling doaj-art-ec5f7de587a141ea94e4eac65f6944ca2025-08-20T02:55:31ZengElsevierTrauma Case Reports2352-64402025-08-015810120110.1016/j.tcr.2025.101201An Indian Gaur (Bos gaurus) Gores in the Western Ghats-A case reportFreston Marc Sirur0Priya Dugani1Neeraja A. Nair2 Sudiksha3Vrinda Lath4Department of Emergency Medicine, Coordinator, Centre for Wilderness Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaKasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Centre for Wilderness Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India; Coreesponding author.The forests of the Western Ghats are home to the tallest bovine in the world, the Indian Bison. While attacks are few, they may result in life-threatening injury. We report the case of a 57-year-old agriculturist who got gored by an Indian Gaur resulting in penetrating chest and abdominal trauma resulting in injuries to multiple organs. A prompt Emergency department evaluation and surgical repair of his injuries enabled recovery, with some residual disability.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644025000780Bos gaurus attackBovine attacksAnimal attacksHuman wildlife conflict
spellingShingle Freston Marc Sirur
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An Indian Gaur (Bos gaurus) Gores in the Western Ghats-A case report
Trauma Case Reports
Bos gaurus attack
Bovine attacks
Animal attacks
Human wildlife conflict
title An Indian Gaur (Bos gaurus) Gores in the Western Ghats-A case report
title_full An Indian Gaur (Bos gaurus) Gores in the Western Ghats-A case report
title_fullStr An Indian Gaur (Bos gaurus) Gores in the Western Ghats-A case report
title_full_unstemmed An Indian Gaur (Bos gaurus) Gores in the Western Ghats-A case report
title_short An Indian Gaur (Bos gaurus) Gores in the Western Ghats-A case report
title_sort indian gaur bos gaurus gores in the western ghats a case report
topic Bos gaurus attack
Bovine attacks
Animal attacks
Human wildlife conflict
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