Presentation, management, and outcome of snake-bite in two district hospitals in Ghana

INTRODUCTION: the burden of disease represented by snakebites is widely underestimated and often neglected public health problem in the tropics. There is insufficient epidemiological data to guide distribution of antivenin and proper management of venomous snakebites. We describe the presentation, m...

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Main Authors: Damien Punguyire, Frank Baiden, Josephat Nyuzaghl, Aaron Hultgren, Yvonne Berko, Stephan Brenner, Sari Soghoian, George Adjei, Anjali Niyogi, Rachel Moresky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2014-10-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/19/219/pdf/219.pdf