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Annual Incidence of Snake Bite in Rural Bangladesh [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010 Snake bite is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in many rural tropical areas. As a neglected public health problem, estimate of the risk is largely unknown.
A Kasturiratne +37 more
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Prolonged asymptomatic venom induced consumption coagulopathy: Caused by hemotoxic snake bite [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Envenoming and deaths resulting from snake bite are a particularly important public health problem in the tropical world, with the highest burden in rural areas of South East Asia and Africa.
Prabhat Rijal +4 more
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Snakes and Snake Bite in Nepal [PDF]
Tropical Doctor, 1998 At Nepal's northern border with Tibet is the great Himalaya Range. capped by Mount Everest itself (8848 ni) and including four of the other eight highest mountains in the world. South of the Kathmandu Valley at the centre of the country are the lesser mountains of the Mahabharat Range and Churia Ghati Hills.
Bishnu Bahadar Bhetwal +2 more
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Snake Bite Management: A Scoping Review of the Literature [PDF]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021 Background:. Around the world, snake bite envenomation remains an underreported human health hazard. Envenomation can cause local and systemic complications, especially when there is a lack of antivenom availability.
Jeffrey J. Russell +2 more
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Epidemiology and Clinical Outcome of Snakebite in Western Nepal: A Retrospective Study [PDF]
Journal of Gandaki Medical College, 2019 Introduction: Snakebite is an environmental hazard associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is an important medical emergency and cause of significant numbers of hospital admissions in many parts of the Asian region.
A Nagila, B Sharma, D Karki, R Koirala
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Snake bite on scrotum – a case report [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2011 A 22-year old man was bitten by a snake on his scrotum. This interesting and unusual case occurred in the rural area of District Aligarh, India. The uniqueness of the case lies in the fact that scrotum is an extremely rare and unusual site for snake bite.
Arshad, Anjum +3 more
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Hemorrhagic stroke following snake bite in Burkina Faso (West Africa). A case series [PDF]
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2021 Background Snake bites remain a major medical problem in West Africa, and hemorrhagic stroke following a snakebite has emerged as a rare secondary condition. The objective of this study was to determine the neurological complications following snake bite.
Alfred Anselme Dabilgou +6 more
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Kenyan medicinal plants used as antivenin: a comparison of plant usage [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2006 The success of snake bite healers is vaguely understood in Kenya, partly due to their unknown materia medica and occult-mystical nature of their practice.
Kisangau, Daniel P, Owuor, Bethwell O
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IJCM_289A: Determination of factors favouring the snake bite mortality in Himachal Pradesh [PDF]
Indian Journal of Community MedicineBackground: Snake bite is an established important cause of morbidity and mortality among the poor and rural population across the world including India. India accounts for the highest number of snakebites and related mortality globally.
Gandhi Manoj Kumar +2 more
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