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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 · Vol. 5(11) · pp. e218–e218
Anuradhani Kasturiratne(University of Kelaniya)A.R. Wickremasinghe(University of Kelaniya)Nilanthi de Silva(University of Kelaniya)N.K. Gunawardena(University of Kelaniya)A. Pathmeswaran(University of Kelaniya)R. Premaratna(University of Kelaniya)Lorenzo Savioli(World Health Organization)David G. Lalloo(Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine)Hithanadura Janaka de Silva✉(University of Kelaniya)
Abstract
Snakebites cause considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. The highest burden exists in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa.
Venomous Animal Envenomation and StudiesRabies epidemiology and controlEstimationEnvironmental healthPublic healthPopulationBurden of diseaseDisease burdenIncidence (geometry)MedicineDeveloping countryGeography
MeSH terms
AnimalsAsiaHumansSnake BitesSnakesGlobal HealthIncidenceAfrica South of the Sahara
Funding
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Pan American Health Organization
- Medical Research Council
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