The WHO strategy for prevention and control of snakebite envenoming: a sub-Saharan Africa plan

Abstract Snakebite is a critical public health issue in tropical countries, particularly in Africa, where 20% of snakebites globally occur. In 2017, the WHO added snakebite envenoming to the category A of neglected tropical diseases. In 2019, thanks to broad institutional and international NGO suppo...

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Main Authors: Jean-Philippe Chippaux, Achille Massougbodji, Abdulrazaq G. Habib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992019000100101&tlng=en