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2020 Jun 25


PLoS Negl Trop Dis


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Snakebite epidemiology and health-seeking behavior in Akonolinga health district, Cameroon: Cross-sectional study.

Authors

Alcoba G, Chabloz M, Eyong J, Wanda F, Ochoa C, Comte E, Nkwescheu A, Chappuis F
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Jun 25; 14(6):e0008334.
PMID: 32584806.

Abstract

Snakebite envenoming causes 81,000-138,000 annual human deaths and pain, terror, or disability in 4.5-5.4 million victims. Accurate community-based epidemiological data is scarce. Our objective was to assess snakebite incidence, mortality, and health-seeking behavior, in an affected health district of Cameroon.