Snakebites in Two Rural Districts in Lao PDR: Community-Based Surveys Disclose High Incidence of an Invisible Public Health Problem

The World Health Organization recognized snakebites as a neglected tropical disease in 2009. Venomous snakebites cause substantial morbidity and mortality particularly in tropical developing countries and predominantly affect people in remote and poor communities with little voice and representation...

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Main Authors: Vongphoumy, Inthanomchanh, Phongmany, Panom, Sydala, Sengdao, Prasith, Nouda, Reintjes, Ralf, Blessmann, Joerg
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4482615/