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Venomous snakebites: Rapid action saves lives—A multifaceted community education programme increases awareness about snakes and snakebites among the rural population of Tamil Nadu, India

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
The lack of public awareness surrounding the dangers of snakebite envenomation (SBE) is one of the most critical factors contributing to SBE-induced complications, and subsequently exacerbating the number of deaths and disabilities resulting from SBE. In
S. Samuel, Soundararaj Chinnaraju, Harry F. Williams, Elamaran Pichamuthu, M. Subharao, Mohanraj Vaiyapuri, Sundhararajan Arumugam, Rajendran Vaiyapuri, Fazil Baksh, K. Patel, Steve Trim, T. Duncombe, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

New Species of Siparuna (Siparunaceae) IV [PDF]

, 2005
A new species of Siparuna (Siparunaceae), S. ficoides, is described, illustrated, and placed in a phylogenetic context based on morphological and DNA sequence data. The species, which is a monoecious subcanopy tree, is known from three collections made
Hausner, Gerlinde, Renner, Susanne S.
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Impact of tourniquet use on severity of snakebite envenoming in Chongqing, China: a single-center retrospective study

Journal of International Medical Research
Objective To identify risk factors associated with snakebite severity and determine whether tourniquet use can affect the severity and outcome of snakebites.
Qian Yang, Yunhan Gao, Weijie Fu, Shaying Ma   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inflammatory Profile Associated with Secondary Infection from Bothrops atrox Snakebites in the Brazilian Amazon

Toxins, 2023
Bothrops snakebite envenomation (SBE) is consider an important health problem in Brazil, where Bothrops atrox is mainly responsible in the Brazilian Amazon.
Távila Tatiane Amorim Cavalcante, Márcia Beatriz Silva de Souza, Juliana Costa Ferreira Neves, Hiochelson Najibe Santos Ibiapina, Fabiane Bianca Albuquerque Barbosa, Karolaine Oliveira Bentes, Eliane Campos Alves, Hedylamar Oliveira Marques, Monica Colombini, Suely Vilela Sampaio, Manuela Berto Pucca, Iran Mendonça da Silva, Luiz Carlos de Lima Ferreira, Vanderson de Souza Sampaio, Ana Maria Moura-da-Silva, Allyson Guimarães Costa, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Marco Aurélio Sartim   +18 more
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Paracoccidioidomycosis in Brazil: 25‐Year Nationwide Trends in Mortality, Hospitalisations and In‐Hospital Deaths of a Neglected Systemic Mycosis

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To analyse mortality, hospitalisations and in‐hospital mortality related to paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) in Brazil, 2000–2024, from a spatio‐temporal and social inequalities perspective. Methods We conducted a mixed ecological study using death certificates from the Mortality Information System and hospital admissions from the ...
Anderson Fuentes Ferreira, Jorg Heukelbach, Eliana Amorim de Souza, Maria Aparecida Shikanai‐Yasuda, Lisandra Serra Damasceno, Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva Leitão, Ziadir Francisco Coutinho, Helia Kawa, Milena Maria Alves Vasconcelos, Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr   +9 more
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Epidemiology, ecology and human perceptions of snakebites in a savanna community of northern Ghana

bioRxiv, 2019
Background Worldwide, snakebite envenomations total ∼2.7 million reported cases annually with ∼100,000 fatalities. Since 2009, snakebite envenomation has been classified as a very important ‘neglected tropical disease’ by the World Health Organisation ...
Yahaya Musah, E. Ameade, D. Attuquayefio, L. H. Holbech   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Digital Disease Ecologies: Encounter, Datafication and the Digital Geographies of One Health

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.
Short Abstract Through the case of Snake Awareness Rescue Protection App (SARPA), a digital snake translocation and snakebite prevention mobile phone application in Kerala, India, this paper extends recent geographical ‘digital ecologies’ scholarship's concern for the digitisation of more‐than‐human worlds to digital health technology and disease ...
George Kirkham
wiley   +1 more source

Snake Bite Envenomation in Sangre Grande Hospital, Trinidad. Emergency Medicine Australasia [PDF]

, 2004
Aims The Aim of this study was to review the incidence and presentations of snakebites at the Sangre Grande Hospital, a small district hospital in Trinidad.
Adedeje, S., Sammy, I.A.
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Study of defensive behavior of a venomous snake as a new approach to understand snakebite

Scientific Reports
Snakebites affect millions of people worldwide. The majority of research and management about snakebites focus on venom and antivenom, with less attention given to snake ecology.
João Miguel Alves-Nunes, Adriano Fellone, Selma Maria Almeida-Santos, Carlos Roberto de Medeiros, Ivan Sazima, Otavio Augusto Vuolo Marques   +5 more
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Case Report: Acute myocarditis and cerebral infarction following Bothrops lanceolatus envenomation in Martinique: a case series

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Bothrops lanceolatus (Bl), a snake endemic to Martinique, is responsible for numerous envenomations annually, leading to severe complications such as thrombosis, necrosis, and hemorrhage.
Jonathan Florentin, Jonathan Florentin, Karim Farid, Hatem Kallel, Remi Neviere, Remi Neviere, Dabor Resiere, Dabor Resiere   +7 more
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