Overview of snakebite in Brazil: Possible drivers and a tool for risk mapping.
Snakebite envenoming affects close to 2.7 million people globally every year. In Brazil, snakebites are reported to the Ministry of Health surveillance system and cases receive antivenom free of charge. There is an urgent need to identify higher risk areas for antivenom distribution, and to develop...
Main Authors: | Maria Cristina Schneider, Kyung-Duk Min, Patricia Nájera Hamrick, Lucia R Montebello, Tani Maria Ranieri, Lucia Mardini, Volney M Camara, Ronir Raggio Luiz, Bernhard Liese, Myriam Vuckovic, Milton Ozorio Moraes, Nísia Trindade Lima |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009044 |
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