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Snakebite Mortality in India: A Nationally Representative Mortality Survey
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2011 · Vol. 5(4) · pp. e1018–e1018
Bijayeeni Mohapatra(Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College Hospital)David A. Warrell(University of Oxford)Wilson Suraweera(Centre for Global Health Research)Prakash BhatiaNeeraj Dhingra(National AIDS Control Organisation)Raju Jotkar(Centre for Global Health Research)Peter S. Rodriguez(Centre for Global Health Research)Kaushik Mishra(Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College Hospital)Romulus Whitaker(Madras Diabetes Research Foundation)Prabhat Jha✉(St. Michael's Hospital)for the Million Death Study Collaborators
Abstract
Snakebite remains an underestimated cause of accidental death in modern India. Because a large proportion of global totals of snakebites arise from India, global snakebite totals might also be underestimated. Community education, appropriate training of medical staff and better distribution of antivenom, especially to the 13 states with the highest prevalence, could reduce snakebite deaths in India.
Venomous Animal Envenomation and StudiesRabies epidemiology and controlYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites researchMedicineMortality rateDemographyAccidentalUnder-reportingUttar pradeshEnvironmental healthGeographySocioeconomicsSurgery
MeSH terms
AdolescentAdultAnimalsChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIndiaInfantMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSnake BitesPrevalence
Funding
- University of Toronto
- National Institutes of Health
- Fogarty International Center
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The Global Burden of Snakebite: A Literature Analysis and Modelling Based on Regional Estimates of Envenoming and Deaths
PLoS Medicine · 2008 · 1,897 citations
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