High incidence of bites and stings by snakes and other animals among rubber tappers and Amazonian Indians of the Jurua Valley, Acre State, Brazil.
Among forest-dwelling Amazonian Indians and rubber tappers (seringueiros) of the Juruá valley in Acre State, north-western Brazil, snakebite is an important cause of morbidity and death. Overall, 13% of a surveyed population had been bitten during their lifetime. Seventeen per cent of Katukina India...
Hlavní autoři: | Pierini, S, Warrell, D, de Paulo, A, Theakston, R |
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Médium: | Journal article |
Jazyk: | English |
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1996
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