Snakebite mortality in Costa Rica

 

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Autores: Rojas Céspedes, Gustavo, Bogarín, Guisella, Gutiérrez, José María
Formato: artículo original
Fecha de Publicación:1997
Descripción:The mortality rate due to snakebite envenomation in Costa Rica was estimated from 1952 to 1993. The highest mortality was observed during the 1950s and 1960s, with the highest rate of 4.83 per 100,000 population in 1953. In contrast, a rate of 0.2 per 100,000 population per year was estimated from 1990 to 1993. The most conspicuous decline in mortality occurred after 1970. The highest mortality rates were observed in the provinces of Limón and Puntarenas, especially in regions where tropical rain forests had been transformed into agricultural fields. The lowest mortality was in the province of Guanacaste, where tropical dry forest predominates and Bothrops asper (terciopelo), the most important poisonous snake in the country, is not abundant. The majority of fatalities occurred in the age groups from 10 to 19 years old. Males were more affected than females in a ratio of 3.6:1. Before 1980 most fatal cases did not receive medical attention in hospitals, whereas after 1980 the majority of cases with fatal outcome were attended in hospitals.
País:Kérwá
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
OAI Identifier:oai:https://www.kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/29434
Acceso en línea:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0041010197000469
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/29434
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Bothrops
Child, Preschool
Costa Rica
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Infant
Middle Aged
Snake venom