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Snakebite in Indonesia

open access: yesActa Medica Indonesiana, 2016
Indonesia as one of the largest tropical and agricultural countries in the world shared the particularly high burden cases of snakebite. In the last decade, World Health Organization (WHO) has listed snakebite as one of the neglected tropical disease ...
Randy Adiwinata, Erni J Nelwan
doaj   +4 more sources

Ethnobotanical Survey of Folklore Plants for the Treatment of Jaundice and Snakebites in Vellore Districts of Tamilnadu, India [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
An ethnobotanical survey was undertaken to collect information from local people about the use of medicinal plants in Vellore district. Local people use certain folklore medicinal plants for the treatment of Jaundice and Snakebite.
David, E.   +4 more
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Mitigating the snakebite crisis in India: a narrative review of efforts by the madras crocodile bank trust

open access: yesFrontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science
Snakebite is a deadly yet severely neglected public health crisis. Each year, venomous snakebites kill up to 140,000 people per year and leave another 400,000 permanently disabled. About half of the world’s snakebite deaths occur in India, and an unknown
Gnaneswar Chandrasekharuni   +2 more
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Estimating snakebite incidence from mathematical models: A test in Costa Rica.

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
BackgroundSnakebite envenoming is a neglected public health challenge that affects mostly economically deprived communities who inhabit tropical regions.
Carlos A Bravo-Vega   +4 more
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A study of refrigeration and constricting band for early treatment of pip viper snakebite [PDF]

open access: yes
Refrigeration and constricting band for early treatment of pit viper ...
Blalock, J. P.
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Anti-venom Activity of Medicinal Plants – A Mini Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Extracts from plants have been used among traditional healers, especially in tropical areas where there are plentiful sources, as therapy for snakebite for a long time.
Meenatchisundaram, S., et al.
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Venomous Animals; Are They Important in Iran? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Many reports have indicated the medical importance of animal poisons in Iran. The significance numbers of Iranians are injured from high endemic to sporadic, by venomous snakes, scorpions, wasps, bees, fire and velvet ants, spiders and backswimmer bugs ...
Dehghani, R.
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Geographic Information System mapping of snakebite incidence in northern Ghana and Nigeria using environmental indicators: a preliminary study.

open access: yes, 2003
Snakebite is an important health problem in many parts of rural West Africa where the carpet or sawscaled viper, Echis ocellatus, is responsible for most of the morbidity and mortality.
Harrison, Robert   +3 more
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Incidence of Snake Bites in Kashan, Iran During an Eight Year Period (2004-2011) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background: Snake bites are one of the significant health problems in the tropical and subtropical regions. Snake bite is a common medical emergency in Iran, and the epidemiological features and management of such cases vary from region to region ...
Dehghani, R.   +4 more
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Enzymatic Analysis of Iranian Echis carinatus Venom Using Zymography [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Snakebite is a common problem especially in tropical areas all over the world including Iran. Echis carinatus as one of the most dangerous Iranian snakes is spreading in this country excluding central and northwest provinces.
Hoseiny, Seyed Mehdi   +3 more
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