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Geographical distribution of health indicators related to snake bites and envenomation in Morocco between 1999 and 2013 [PDF]

open access: yesEpidemiology and Health, 2018
OBJECTIVES Envenomation from snake bites is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological features of snake bites in Morocco and to evaluate time-space trends in snake bite incidence ...
Faiçal El hattimy   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Epidemiology of snake bites in selected areas of Kenya [PDF]

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
INTRODUCTION: Snake bites are a silent public health problem in Kenya. Previous studies on snake bites in the country have mainly focused on identifying offending snake species, assessing the severity of envenomation and testing the efficacy of antivenom.
Francis Okumu Ochola   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Clinical characteristics and use of antibiotics in a group of patients with snake bites in Colombia [PDF]

open access: yesTherapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2023
Introduction: Millions of snake bites occur worldwide each year. Clinical practice guidelines generally do not recommend the use of prophylactic antibiotics.
Luis Fernando Valladales-Restrepo   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Snake bite

open access: yesLancet, The, 2010
Snake bite is a common and frequently devastating environmental and occupational disease, especially in rural areas of tropical developing countries. Its public health importance has been largely ignored by medical science. Snake venoms are rich in protein and peptide toxins that have specificity for a wide range of tissue receptors, making them ...
exaly   +6 more sources

Community beliefs, risk factors, and preventive practices of snakebite: a local study with global perspectives [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Research Notes
Introduction Snake bites pose a significant public health concern in Sri Lanka, where misconceptions and myths can hinder effective treatment and increase the risk of complications.
F. M. M. T. Marikar   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A Study of Clinical Profile of Patients with Snake Bite Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in the North Bank of the Brahmaputra: a Hospital Based Cross Sectional Study

open access: yesAssam Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023
Background: Snake bite envenomation is a neglected tropical disease which needs urgent medical attention and anti-snake venom (ASV) infusion but is often overlooked and under-reported owing to the age-old tradition of local aid by quacks, poor ...
Chitralekha Baruah   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Massive cutaneous complications due to snakebite: A case report and literature review

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2021
Wound infections due to snake bites such as cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis, although not common, are seen in snake bites and if left untreated can cause serious complications.
Mahdieh Sadeghi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification and management of Snake Bite in Asia: A narrative review

open access: yesJournal of the Scientific Society, 2023
Snake bites are an important cause of illness and deaths in the rural population in tropical, subtropical and southeast Asian countries. There are more than 3000 species of snakes found all over the world of which around 300 species are found in India ...
M Rathinasamy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fatal infective necrotising fasciitis: Complication following Naja nigricincta nigricincta bite (western barred spitting cobra/zebra snake)

open access: yesSouth African Medical Journal, 2022
Wound infections following cytotoxic snakebites are common. Bites from Naja nigricincta nigricincta (an African spitting cobra) usually present as severe dermonecrosis spreading within the subdermal fascia layer.
EL Saaiman, PJ (Christo) Buys
doaj   +1 more source

Shortcomings in snake bite management in rural Cameroon: a case report

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2017
Background Snake bites are an important public health problem in developing countries with most bites occurring in rural areas. Severe envenomation often occurs in children and following bites to the face.
Frank-Leonel Tianyi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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