Paediatric snakebite envenoming: the world’s most neglected ‘Neglected Tropical Disease’?

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Authors:	Pach, Sophie, Le Geyt, Jacqueline, Gutiérrez, José María, Williams, David, Maduwage, Kalana Prasad, Habib, Abdulrazaq Garba, Gustin, Rafael, Ávila Agüero, María Luisa, Thu Ya, Kyaw, Halbert, Jay
Publication Date:	2020
Description:	Snakebite disproportionally affects children living in impoverished rural communities. The WHO has recently reinstated snakebites on its list of Neglected Tropical Diseases and launched a comprehensive Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming. In the first of a two paper series, we describe the epidemiology, socioeconomic impact and key prevention strategies. We also explore current challenges and priorities including the production and distribution of safe and effective antivenom.
Country:	Kérwá
Institution:	Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:	Kérwá
Language:	Inglés
OAI Identifier:	oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/105004
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10669/105004 https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-319417
Keyword:	snakebite neglected tropical diseases WHO envenoming epidemiology socioeconomic impact rural communities children prevention strategies public health antivenom production