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Confronting the Neglected Problem of Snake Bite Envenoming: The Need for a Global Partnership

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: Envenoming resulting from snake bites is an important public health hazard in many regions, particularly in tropical and subtropical countries [1–3]. Although antivenoms are being produced by various laboratories in every continent, the burden of snake bite envenoming— causing both morbidity and mortality—still has a great impact on the population and on health-care systems, especially in Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Latin America [4]. Unfortunately, public health authorities, nationally and internationally, have given little attention to this problem, relegating snake bite envenoming to the category of a major neglected disease of the 21st century. The Global Burden of Snake Bite Envenoming In the tropical developing countries where snake bites occur most commonly, there are few reliable incidence data. One

Source: PLoS Medicine

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030150

Authors: José María Gutiérrez, R. David G Theakston, David A Warrell

Institutions: Universidad de Costa Rica, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies

Subfield: Toxicology

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,460