Providing Antivenom Treatment Access to All Brazilian Amazon Indigenous Areas: ‘Every Life has Equal Value’

Providing Antivenom Treatment Access to All Brazilian Amazon Indigenous Areas: ‘Every Life has Equal Value’

Snakebites are more frequent in the Brazilian Amazon than in other parts of Brazil, representing a high cost for the health system since antivenoms are only available through medical prescription from central municipal hospitals in most cases. The need for a cold chain and physicians usually restric...

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Main Authors: Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Altair Seabra de Farias, Fernando Val, Alexandre Vilhena Silva Neto, André Sachett, Marcus Lacerda, Vanderson Sampaio, Deugles Cardoso, Luiza Garnelo, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Jacqueline Sachett, Fan Hui Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
snakebite
antivenom
indigenous groups
health service
health decentralization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/12/12/772

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