Mapping snakebite epidemiology in Nicaragua--pitfalls and possible solutions.

BACKGROUND: Snakebites are a public health problem in Nicaragua: it is a tropical developing country, venomous snakes are present and there are reports of snakebites treated both in the formal and informal health care system. We aimed to produce an incidence map using data reported by the health car...

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Main Authors: Erik Hansson, Steven Cuadra, Anna Oudin, Kim de Jong, Emilie Stroh, Kjell Torén, Maria Albin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2990701?pdf=render