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Provedor de dados: | 80
País: | Brazil
Título: | Current challenges for confronting the public health problem of snakebite envenoming in Central America
Autores: | Gutiérrez,José María.
Data: | 2014-01-01
Ano: | 2014
Palavras-chave: | Central America; Snakebite; Envenoming; Antivenoms; Public health.
Resumo: | Snakebite envenoming is a serious public health problem in Central America, where approximately 5,500 cases occur every year. Panama has the highest incidence and El Salvador the lowest. The majority, and most severe, cases are inflicted by the pit viper Bothrops asper (family Viperidae), locally known as ‘terciopelo’, ‘barba amarilla’ or ‘equis’. About 1% of the bites are caused by coral snakes of the genus Micrurus (family Elapidae). Despite significant and successful efforts in Central America regarding snakebite envenomings in the areas of research, antivenom manufacture and quality control, training of health professionals in the diagnosis and clinical management of bites, and prevention of snakebites, much remains to be done in order to further reduce the impact of this medical condition. This essay presents seven challenges for improving the confrontation of snakebite envenoming in Central America. Overcoming these challenges demands a coordinated partnership of highly diverse stakeholders though inter-sectorial and inter-programmatic interventions.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992014000200203
Editor: | Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos
Relação: | 10.1186/1678-9199-20-7
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases  v.20 2014
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess