Assessment of snakebite burdens, clinical features of envenomation, and strategies to improve snakebite management in Vietnam.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105833
Abstract: The sheer paucity of scientific documentation of herpetofauna in Vietnam and the rudimentary healthcare response to snakebite have stimulated this review. Over six decades of data culled from public data bases and search engines, have… read more here.
Keywords: snakebite; snakebite burdens; burdens clinical; clinical features ... See more keywords
What the snake leaves in its wake: Functional limitations and disabilities among snakebite victims in Ghanaian communities
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010322
Abstract: Background The estimated five million snakebites per year are an important health problem that mainly affect rural poor populations. The global goal is to halve both mortality and morbidity from this neglected tropical disease by… read more here.
Keywords: time; disability; snake leaves; snakebite ... See more keywords