Snake envenomations in northwest counties of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

The frequency of envenoming in Northwest counties of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, from 1995 to 2000 was evaluated. Reports from the Municipal Secretariat of Health of these counties were used. The results demonstrated that, from 1997 to 1999, there was a shortage of notification, and 40 cases o...

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Main Authors: H. B. Tinoco, A. N. Norberg, E. Pile, C. R. P. Carvalho, D. A. Silva, F. Guerra-Sanches
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2005-03-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992005000100005