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. 2020 May 21;13:90–100.

Table 4.

Route of human exposures.

Human Exposures
Route N % of All Routes % of All Cases
Ingestion 17,554 81.94 87.63
Dermal 1,577 7.36 7.87
Inhalation/nasal 1,014 4.73 5.06
Ocular 709 3.31 3.54
Bite/sting 190 0.89 0.95
Unknown 172 0.80 0.86
Parenteral 156 0.73 0.78
Other 17 0.08 0.08
Otic 13 0.06 0.06
Rectal 10 0.05 0.05
Aspiration (with ingestion) 5 0.02 0.02
Vaginal 5 0.02 0.02
Total Number of Routes 21,422* 100.00 106.94*
*

Some cases may have multiple routes of exposure documented.