Epidemiology of accidents by snakes in the city of Concórdia, SC in the period 2007 to 2010

Brazil has a rich serpent fauna, with 366 known species; the country’s venomous snakes belong to twofamilies: Viperidae and Elapidae. This paper’s objective is to evaluate epidemiological aspects of snakerelated accidents in the municipality of Concórdia, SC with data from the Sistema de Informação...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Maurer D’Agostini, Flávia Bernardo Chagas, Vilma Beltrame
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina 2011-01-01
Series:Evidência
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Online Access:http://editora.unoesc.edu.br/index.php/evidencia/article/view/1572/pdf_280