1. Paediatric snakebite envenoming: the world's most neglected 'Neglected Tropical Disease'?
- Author
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David R. Williams, Kyaw Thu Ya, Kalana Maduwage, María L Avila-Aguero, Sophie Pach, José María Gutiérrez, Jacqueline Le Geyt, Abdulrazaq G. Habib, Jay Halbert, and Rafael Gustin
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Asia ,Adolescent ,Economics ,030231 tropical medicine ,Oceania ,Snake Bites ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Environmental health ,Epidemiology ,Viperidae ,Medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Elapidae ,Child ,Socioeconomic status ,Poverty ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,business.industry ,Animal ,Infant, Newborn ,Tropical disease ,Infant ,Neglected Diseases ,medicine.disease ,Europe ,Child, Preschool ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Africa ,Neglected tropical diseases ,epidemiology ,Americas ,business ,toxicology - Abstract
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. Revisión por pares
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- 2020