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| Akani,Godfrey C; Ebere,Nwabueze; Franco,Daniel; Eniang,Edem A; Petrozzi,Fabio; Politano,Edoardo; Luiselli,Luca. |
| Background Venomous snakes are among the most serious health hazards for rural people in tropical regions of the world. Herein we compare the monthly activity patterns of eight venomous snake species (Elapidae and Viperidae) with those of rural people in the Niger Delta area of southern Nigeria, in order to identify the periods of highest potential risk for persons, and the human group actually at greater risk of snakebite. Results We documented that above-ground activity of all venomous snakes peaked in the wet season, and that high snake activity and high human activity were most highly correlated between April and August. In addition, we documented that women and teenagers were at relatively higher risk of encountering a venomous snake than adult males,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Monthly activity; Venomous snakes; Rural people; Nigeria. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992013000100301 |
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