Epidemiology of accidents involving venomous animals in the State of Ceará, Brazil (2007-2019)

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Envenomation remains a neglected public health problem in most tropical countries. Epidemiological studies on accidents caused by venomous animals are scarce in the Northeast region of Brazil, mainly in the state of Ceará. The present study aimed to describe the epidemiologic...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Ramos Machado Braga, Marta Maria Caetano de Souza, Iva Maria Lima de Araújo Melo, Luis Eduardo Meira Faria, Roberta Jeane Bezerra Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2021-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822021000100302&tlng=en