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| Chafiq,Fouad; Hattimy,Faiçal El; Rhalem,Naima; Chippaux,Jean-Philippe; Soulaymani,Abdelmajid; Mokhtari,Abdelrhani; Soulaymani-Bencheikh,Rachida. |
| Abstract Background Snakebites cause considerable death and injury throughout the globe, particularly in tropical regions, and pose an important yet neglected threat to public health. In 2008, the Centre Anti Poison et de Parmacovigilance du Maroc (CAPM) started to set up a specific strategy for the control of snakebites that was formalized in 2012. The aim of the present study is to describe and update the epidemiological characteristics of snakebites notified to CAPM between 2009 and 2013. Methods This retrospective five-year study included all cases of snakebites notified to CAPM by mail or phone. Results During the study period, 873 snakebite cases were reported to CAPM, an average incidence of 2.65 cases per 100,000 inhabitants with 218 cases... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Snakebite; Envenomation; Viper; Morocco; Epidemiology. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992016000100308 |
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