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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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Vulnerability to snakebite envenoming and access to healthcare in the Terai region of Nepal: A geospatial analysisResearch in context

The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 2023
Summary: Background: Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that mainly affects poor populations in rural areas. In hyperendemic regions, prevention could partially reduce the constant risk, but the population still needs timely access to ...
Carlos Ochoa, Mamit Rai, Sara Babo Martins, Gabriel Alcoba, Isabelle Bolon, Rafael Ruiz de Castañeda, Sanjib Kumar Sharma, François Chappuis, Nicolas Ray   +8 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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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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Showing distribution of elevations (where snakebite envenomings occurred) and length of time between snakebite and hospital arrival and between snakebite and death.

, 2023
Showing distribution of elevations (where snakebite envenomings occurred) and length of time between snakebite and hospital arrival and between snakebite and death.
Deb P. Pandey (3172803), Narayan B. Thapa (16892330)   +1 more
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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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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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Household risk factors for snakebite.

, 2023
BackgroundSnakebite is a neglected disease that disproportionally affects the rural poor. There is a dearth of evidence regarding incidence and risk factors in snakebite-endemic countries.
Emma O’Bryan (16846421), Paula Ruiz-Castillo (1390636), Humberto Munguambe (9088718), Aina Casellas (1888516), Charfudin Sacoor (490073), Patricia Nicolas (16846427), Edgar Jamisse (4851709), Regina Rabinovich (219172), Francisco Saute (275315), Eldo Elobolobo (7848586), Saimado Imputiua (16846424), Carlos Chaccour (5176760), Julia Montana (16846430)   +12 more
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Venomous Snakebites

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 ...
Dalia Adukauskienė, Eglė Varanauskienė, Agnė Adukauskaitė   +2 more
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