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
Subjects:	poisonous snakes Bothrops envenomations Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992005000100005

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spelling	doaj-94ab5cdf30a74314b78dd781266074dc2020-11-25T02:20:47ZengSciELOJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases1678-91992005-03-01111343810.1590/S1678-91992005000100005Snake envenomations in northwest counties of the Rio de Janeiro State, BrazilH. B. TinocoA. N. NorbergE. PileC. R. P. CarvalhoD. A. SilvaF. Guerra-SanchesThe 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 of envenomations caused by Bothrops snakes were registered. These cases were more common from February to October, and the lower limbs of male peasants were the mainly affected areas.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992005000100005poisonous snakesBothropsenvenomationsRio de JaneiroBrazil
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author	H. B. Tinoco A. N. Norberg E. Pile C. R. P. Carvalho D. A. Silva F. Guerra-Sanches
spellingShingle	H. B. Tinoco A. N. Norberg E. Pile C. R. P. Carvalho D. A. Silva F. Guerra-Sanches Snake envenomations in northwest counties of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases poisonous snakes Bothrops envenomations Rio de Janeiro Brazil
author_facet	H. B. Tinoco A. N. Norberg E. Pile C. R. P. Carvalho D. A. Silva F. Guerra-Sanches
author_sort	H. B. Tinoco
title	Snake envenomations in northwest counties of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
title_short	Snake envenomations in northwest counties of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
title_full	Snake envenomations in northwest counties of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
title_fullStr	Snake envenomations in northwest counties of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed	Snake envenomations in northwest counties of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
title_sort	snake envenomations in northwest counties of the rio de janeiro state, brazil
publisher	SciELO
series	Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
issn	1678-9199
publishDate	2005-03-01
description	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 of envenomations caused by Bothrops snakes were registered. These cases were more common from February to October, and the lower limbs of male peasants were the mainly affected areas.
topic	poisonous snakes Bothrops envenomations Rio de Janeiro Brazil
url	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992005000100005
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Snake envenomations in northwest counties of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

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