Paediatric snakebite envenoming: the world’s most neglected ‘Neglected Tropical Disease’?
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| Autori: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 |
| Descrizione: | 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. |
| Stato: | Kérwá |
| Istituzione: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Kérwá |
| Lingua: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/105004 |
| Accesso online: | 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 |