Epidemiology, ecology and human perceptions of snakebites in a savanna community of northern Ghana.
<h4>Background</h4>Worldwide, snakebite envenomations total ~2.7 million reported cases annually with ~100,000 fatalities. Since 2009, snakebite envenomation has intermittently been classified as a very important 'neglected tropical disease' by the World Health Organisation. De...
Main Authors: | Yahaya Musah, Evans P K Ameade, Daniel K Attuquayefio, Lars H Holbech |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-08-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007221 |
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