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Identifying high snakebite risk area under climate change for community education and antivenom distribution

Scientific Reports, 2023
Snakebite is one of the largest risks from wildlife, however little is known about venomous snake distribution, spatial variation in snakebite risk, potential changes in snakebite risk pattern due to climate change, and vulnerable human population.
Masoud Yousefi, Saeed Hosseinian Yousefkhani, Marc Grünig, Anooshe Kafash, Mahdi Rajabizadeh, Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani   +5 more
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Dealing with snakebite in rural Cameroon: A qualitative investigation among victims and traditional healers

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.
Manon Chuat, Gabriel Alcoba, Justin Eyong, Franck Wanda, Eric Comte, Armand Nkwescheu, François Chappuis, Patricia Hudelson   +7 more
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Interview guide for snakebite healer.

, 2023
Snakebite envenoming is a potentially life-threatening global public health issue with Bangladesh having one of the highest rates of snakebite cases. The Bede, a nomadic ethnic group in Bangladesh, traditionally engages in snake-related business such as ...
Moazzem Hossain (238900), Kazuhiko Moji (62366), Ken Yoshimura (1959766), Nathalie Nguyen Trinh (17081439), Miho Sato (182621), Paul Tieu (17081436), Nguyen Tien Huy (7429880), Bumpei Tojo (10918490)   +7 more
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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.
T Hardcastle, A Engelbrecht, V Lalloo, C Bell, M Toubkin   +4 more
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Snake bite in South Asia: a review [PDF]

, 2010
Snake bite is one of the most neglected public health issues in poor rural communities living in the tropics. Because of serious misreporting, the true worldwide burden of snake bite is not known.
Alirol, Emilie, Sharma Sanjib Kumar, Kuch, Ulrich, Sharma, Sanjib Kumar, Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Alirol Emilie, Bawaskar, Himmatrao Saluba, Emilie Alirol, François Chappuis, Kuch Ulrich, Ulrich Kuch, Himmatrao Saluba Bawaskar, Chappuis, François, Chappuis François, Bawaskar Himmatrao Saluba   +14 more
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fischuu/Snakebite-Metagenomics: Stable release version 0.4

, 2023
<ul> <li><p>Contains all previous changes</p> </li> <li><p>First release under new Snakebite label</p> </li> </ul> Development version 0.3.*: <p>29: Added sed command to remove comment ...
Daniel Fischer
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Changes in serial laboratory test results in snakebite patients: when can we safely exclude envenoming?

, 2010
Objectives: To determine which laboratory tests are first associated with severe envenoming after a snakebite, when (ie, how long after the bite) the test results become abnormal, and whether this can determine a safe observation period after suspected ...
White, J., Brown, Simon A. G., Buckley, Nicholas, Buckley, N., Spain, David, Isbister, Geoffrey, Currie, B., Ireland, G., Brown, S., Stormer, J., Stormer, Jeff, Spain, D., Ireland, Graham, Currie, Bart, White, Julian, Isbister, G.   +15 more
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Datasets used in the snakebite risk analysis.

, 2023
BackgroundHalving snakebite morbidity and mortality by 2030 requires countries to develop both prevention and treatment strategies. The paucity of data on the global incidence and severity of snakebite envenoming causes challenges prioritizing and ...
Clare Baker (17373724), Robert A. Harrison (7062377), James Murray (1397), David G. Lalloo (6671252), Ara Monadjem (136082), Ymkje Stienstra (51284), Sara Padidar (11047824), Jonathan Pons (13805133), Trevor Sithole (17373730), Wisdom M. Dlamini (17373733), Nondusimo Shongwe (13805130), Nicholas R. Casewell (7062380), Thea Litschka-Koen (13805127), Brent Thomas (704932), Lindelwa Mmema (17373727)   +14 more
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Epidemiological study of snakebite cases in Sikkim: Risk modeling with regard to the habitat suitability of common venomous snakes

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 ...
Ananta Rai, Manita Chettri, Sailendra Dewan, Bidita Khandelwal, Basundhara Chettri   +4 more
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SNAKEBITE POISONING IN CHILDREN [PDF]

, 2003
Snakebite Poisoning is a common paediatric emergency especially during the monsoon season in the terai and inner terai regions of Nepal. There is hardly any study conducted so far in Nepal to highlight different aspects of snakebite poisoning in children.
Binod M Shrestha
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