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Factors Associated with Complications of Snakebite Envenomation in Health Facilities in the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso from 2016 to 2021 [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseSnakebite envenomation remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in rural populations. This study identified factors associated with the complications of snakebite envenomation reported in the Cascades region of Burkina Faso.
Alexandre Delamou +2 more
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Treatment response and clinical features of snakebite envenomation in Alborz province, Iran: A cross‐sectional study [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground Snakebite envenomation is a significant yet neglected public health burden. Our aim was to investigate the clinical and demographic factors of snakebite envenomation, as well as the factors associated with its severity and response to ...
Soodeh Jahangiri +2 more
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Global mortality of snakebite envenoming between 1990 and 2019 [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2022 Snakebite envenoming is a leading cause of mortality among neglected tropical diseases. Here, the authors analyze a global data repository and estimate that snakebite envenoming caused over 63,000 deaths in 2019, primarily concentrated in South Asia and ...
GBD 2019 Snakebite Envenomation Collaborators
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Snakebite Envenoming Diagnosis and Diagnostics [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Snakebite envenoming is predominantly an occupational disease of the rural tropics, causing death or permanent disability to hundreds of thousands of victims annually. The diagnosis of snakebite envenoming is commonly based on a combination of patient history and a syndromic approach.
Cecilie Knudsen +9 more
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CLINICAL PROFILE AND OUTCOMES OF SNAKEBITE ENVENOMATION IN FAYOUM GOVERNORATE, EGYPT. [PDF]
The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology, 2023 Objectives: Snakebite is an extreme medical emergency requiring convenient intercession. Snakebite victims and medical care providers assumed a vital role in determining snake type. Two toxic species are widespread in Egypt; the family Viperidae (snakes)
Amro Saleh
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2017 Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that kills >100,000 people and maims >400,000 people every year. Impoverished populations living in the rural tropics are particularly vulnerable; snakebite envenoming perpetuates the cycle of poverty. Snake venoms are complex mixtures of proteins that exert a wide range of toxic actions.
Gutiérrez, J +5 more
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Journal of Acute Disease, 2021 Objective: To identify the early predictors of severe envenomation in the southern region of Tunisia. Methods: It was a retrospective monocentric study including consecutive patients admitted to the emergency department for snakebite envenomation ...
Olfa Chakroun-Walha +7 more
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Hypertensive encephalopathy with locked-in syndrome mimicking brain death: An unusual case of Krait envenomation with literature review. [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2020 Introduction: Neuroparalytic snake bite is a serious life-threatening hazard all over the world, especially in tropical countries of South-East Asia. But it is one of the most neglected tropical diseases.
Revanth Baineni +3 more
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Antibiotic therapy for snakebite envenoming [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2020 There are numerous conflicting recommendations available on the use of antibiotics following snakebite. The present letter to the editor presents some recommendations based on recent studies, and aims to stimulate debate on this topic.
Dabor Resiere +5 more
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Suspected snakebite in a tertiary referral centre in Western Sydney: a 10-year case series
Toxicology Communications, 2023 We aimed to determine the epidemiology and clinical management of patients presenting to an Australian tertiary emergency department (ED) with a suspected snake bite.
Pramod Chandru +3 more
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