Erratum to: Int J Legal Med (2012) 126:441–446

DOI: 10.1007/s00414-011-0575-4

The original article contained errors. Below are the necessary updates and changes.

A. Reference List Updates/Changes

2. Jones JS (2001) Almost Like a Whale. Transworld Publishers, London.

3. Sacks JJ, Sinclair L, Gilchrist J (2000) Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998. J Am Vet Med Assoc 217:836–840

4. De Munnynck K, van de Voorde W (2002) Forensic approach of fatal dog attacks: a case report and literature review. Int J Leg Med 116:295–300

5. Shields LB, Bernstein ML, Hunsaker JC 3rd, Stewart DM (2009) Dog bite-related fatalities: a 15-year review of Kentucky medical examiner cases. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 30:223–230

6. Lauridson JR, Myers L (1993) Evaluation of fatal dog bites: the view of the medical examiner and animal behaviorist. J Forensic Sci 38:726–731

B. Text Updates/Changes

Page 441, Introduction, line 5 from bottom "beast that preserves much of its primordial self [2]."

Page 442, left column:

  • Lines 3–4 "only recently has public awareness of this health problem increased [4]".

  • Lines 4–6 "Seventy percent of fatal dog bite attacks are committed by a pet dog within the owner's yard or its proximity [5]."

  • Lines 9–10 "other breeds may bite and cause fatalities at higher rates [3]."

  • Line 12–13 "breed specific ordinances raises constitutional and practical issues [3]."

  • Line 15–16 "public policy concerning dangerous dogs [3, 5]."

  • Line 16–18 "The involvement of more than one dog may account for the severity of injuries due to pack behaviour [6]."

  • Line 24–25 "diabetes mellitus, deafness and blindness) has been described by several other authors [4, 6, 9]."

  • Line 30–31 "injuries to the head and neck regions is typically reported in the literature [4, 5, 10, 11]."

  • Line 44–45 "procedures to be followed when examining bite marks [5, 12–16], "

Page 442, right column, under General principles in forensic scene analysis of dog bite mark cases, paragraph 2, “at the crime scene with modifications [5, 13].”