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Chippaux,Jean-Philippe; Massougbodji,Achille; Habib,Abdulrazaq G.. |
Abstract Snakebite is a critical public health issue in tropical countries, particularly in Africa, where 20% of snakebites globally occur. In 2017, the WHO added snakebite envenoming to the category A of neglected tropical diseases. In 2019, thanks to broad institutional and international NGO support, including strong mobilization of African experts and governments, WHO launched a strategy for prevention and control of snakebite envenoming with more ambitious goals. In sub-Saharan Africa, accessibility of antivenoms and symptomatic, adjuvant or replacement therapy is a priority. Several antivenoms are available but their evaluation has not been properly carried out and they remain expensive. To date, there are no manufacturers of antivenom in sub-Saharan... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Snakebite; Envenomation; Antivenom; Sub-Saharan Africa; Neglected tropical diseases; Control. |
Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992019000100101 |
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