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Epidemiology, ecology and human perceptions of snakebites in a savanna community of northern Ghana

2019-02-06

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<h4>Background: </h4> Worldwide, snakebite envenomations total ~2.7 million reported cases annually with ~100,000 fatalities. Since 2009, snakebite envenomation has been classified as a very important ‘neglected tropical disease’ by the World Health Organisation. Despite this emerging awareness, limited efforts have been geared towards addressing the serious public health implications of snakebites, particularly i...

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DOI: 10.1101/543009

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