Current challenges for confronting the public health problem of snakebite envenoming in Central America
Snakebite envenoming is a serious public health problem in Central America, where approximately 5,500 cases occur every year. Panama has the highest incidence and El Salvador the lowest. The majority, and most severe, cases are inflicted by the pit viper Bothrops asper (family Viperidae), locally kn...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6becc93d23e34803a7c7194be935e7d9 2023-05-15T15:05:05+02:00 Current challenges for confronting the public health problem of snakebite envenoming in Central America José María Gutiérrez 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-20-7 https://doaj.org/article/6becc93d23e34803a7c7194be935e7d9 EN eng SciELO http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992014000200203&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9199 1678-9199 doi:10.1186/1678-9199-20-7 https://doaj.org/article/6becc93d23e34803a7c7194be935e7d9 Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 0 (2014) Central America Snakebite Envenoming Antivenoms Public health Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Toxicology. Poisons RA1190-1270 Zoology QL1-991 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-20-7 2022-12-31T00:58:27Z Snakebite envenoming is a serious public health problem in Central America, where approximately 5,500 cases occur every year. Panama has the highest incidence and El Salvador the lowest. The majority, and most severe, cases are inflicted by the pit viper Bothrops asper (family Viperidae), locally known as ‘terciopelo’, ‘barba amarilla’ or ‘equis’. About 1% of the bites are caused by coral snakes of the genus Micrurus (family Elapidae). Despite significant and successful efforts in Central America regarding snakebite envenomings in the areas of research, antivenom manufacture and quality control, training of health professionals in the diagnosis and clinical management of bites, and prevention of snakebites, much remains to be done in order to further reduce the impact of this medical condition. This essay presents seven challenges for improving the confrontation of snakebite envenoming in Central America. Overcoming these challenges demands a coordinated partnership of highly diverse stakeholders though inter-sectorial and inter-programmatic interventions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 20 1 7 |
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Snakebite envenoming is a serious public health problem in Central America, where approximately 5,500 cases occur every year. Panama has the highest incidence and El Salvador the lowest. The majority, and most severe, cases are inflicted by the pit viper Bothrops asper (family Viperidae), locally known as ‘terciopelo’, ‘barba amarilla’ or ‘equis’. About 1% of the bites are caused by coral snakes of the genus Micrurus (family Elapidae). Despite significant and successful efforts in Central America regarding snakebite envenomings in the areas of research, antivenom manufacture and quality control, training of health professionals in the diagnosis and clinical management of bites, and prevention of snakebites, much remains to be done in order to further reduce the impact of this medical condition. This essay presents seven challenges for improving the confrontation of snakebite envenoming in Central America. Overcoming these challenges demands a coordinated partnership of highly diverse stakeholders though inter-sectorial and inter-programmatic interventions. |
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Current challenges for confronting the public health problem of snakebite envenoming in Central America |
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