Epidemiology, ecology and human perceptions of snakebites in a savanna community of northern Ghana.

<h4>Background</h4>Worldwide, snakebite envenomations total ~2.7 million reported cases annually with ~100,000 fatalities. Since 2009, snakebite envenomation has intermittently been classified as a very important 'neglected tropical disease' by the World Health Organisation. De...

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Main Authors: Yahaya Musah, Evans P K Ameade, Daniel K Attuquayefio, Lars H Holbech
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007221