Snakebites in Rio Branco and surrounding region, Acre, Western Brazilian Amazon

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Laiane Parente de Oliveira, José Genivaldo do Vale Moreira, Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti, Paulo Sérgio Bernarde
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020
• Subjects: Ophidism; Snake bite; Epidemiology; Amazon; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Rio Branco
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0214-2020; https://doaj.org/article/0a74b90acae8465195f72231049633bd

Abstract INTRODUCTION Snakebites are considered a neglected tropical disease in many countries in Latin America, including Brazil. As few studies have assessed snakebites in the Amazon region and especially in the state of Acre, epidemiological studies are of great importance. The present study aime...