Snake envenomations in northwest counties of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

The frequency of envenoming in Northwest counties of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, from 1995 to 2000 was evaluated. Reports from the Municipal Secretariat of Health of these counties were used. The results demonstrated that, from 1997 to 1999, there was a shortage of notification, and 40 cases o...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Main Authors: H. B. Tinoco, A. N. Norberg, E. Pile, C. R. P. Carvalho, D. A. Silva, F. Guerra-Sanches
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2005
Subjects:
poisonous snakes
Bothrops
envenomations
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Toxicology. Poisons
RA1190-1270
Zoology
QL1-991
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992005000100005
https://doaj.org/article/94ab5cdf30a74314b78dd781266074dc
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Summary:The frequency of envenoming in Northwest counties of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, from 1995 to 2000 was evaluated. Reports from the Municipal Secretariat of Health of these counties were used. The results demonstrated that, from 1997 to 1999, there was a shortage of notification, and 40 cases of envenomations caused by Bothrops snakes were registered. These cases were more common from February to October, and the lower limbs of male peasants were the mainly affected areas.

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