Toxicon: X, 2021 Background: Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) affecting rural and remote populations globally, who are additionally burdened by poverty and the lack of effective healthcare systems.
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Evaluation of Medical Officers' Certificate Programme (MOCP) Course Competency Based Learning [PDF]
, 2015 Medical Officers' Certificate Programme (MOCP) is a 6 months training programme in Pediatrics/Medicine at Medical colleges wherein doctors work like postgraduate students, learn various OPD, IPD, (Out Patients and In Patient Department) procedures ...
Phadke, M. A. (Mrudula)
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Medicina, 2011 More than 5 million people are bitten by venomous snakes annually and more than 100 000 of them die. In Europe, one person dies due to envenomation every 3 years. There is only one venomous snake species in Lithuania – the common adder (Vipera berus) – which belongs to the Viperidae family; however, there are some exotic poisonous snakes in the zoos ...
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Background Snakebite envenoming is listed as category ‘A’ Neglected Tropical Disease. To achieve the target of WHO (World Health Organization) 2019, it becomes necessary to understand various attributes associated with snakebite including community ...
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Approach to the diagnosis and management of snakebite envenomation in South Africa in humans.
South African Medical Journal, 2023 Snake bite management is largely driven by expert opinion and consensus, however there are a few large retrospective studies and RCT’s that have improved the quality of medical guidance currently available.
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Priority Actions and Progress to Substantially and Sustainably Reduce the Mortality, Morbidity and Socioeconomic Burden of Tropical Snakebite [PDF]
, 2016 The deliberations and conclusions of a Hinxton Retreat convened in September 2015, entitled “Mechanisms to reverse the public health neglect of snakebite victims” are reported.
Gutiérrez, José María +1 more
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Snakebite and its socio-economic impact on the rural population of Tamil Nadu, India [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Snakebite represents a significant health issue worldwide, affecting several million people each year with as many as 95,000 deaths. India is considered to be the country most affected, but much remains unknown about snakebite incidence in
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Snakes and Snakebite Envenoming in Northern Tanzania: A Neglected Tropical Health Problem. [PDF]
, 2015 Snakebites cause considerable human and livestock injuries as well as deaths worldwide, and particularly have a high impact in sub-Saharan Africa. Generating a basic platform of information on the characteristics of snakes and snakebites in various ...
Kimaro, W H, Kipanyula, M J
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Histopathological analysis and in situ localisation of Australian tiger snake venom in two clinically envenomed domestic animals [PDF]
, 2011 Objective: To assess histopathological changes in clinically envenomed tiger snake patients and identify tissue specific localisation of venom toxins using immunohistochemistry.
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Validity and reliability of telephone administration of the patient-specific functional scale for the assessment of recovery from snakebite envenomation [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVES: Although more than 1.8 million people survive snakebite envenomation each year, their recovery is understudied. Obtaining long-term follow-up is challenging in both high- and low-resource settings. The Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS)
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