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| Title |
Current challenges for confronting the public health problem of snakebite envenoming in Central America
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, March 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1678-9199-20-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
José María Gutiérrez |
| Abstract |
Snakebite envenoming is a serious public health problem in Central America, where approximately 5,500 cases occur every year. Panama has the highest incidence and El Salvador the lowest. The majority, and most severe, cases are inflicted by the pit viper Bothrops asper (family Viperidae), locally known as 'terciopelo', 'barba amarilla' or 'equis'. About 1% of the bites are caused by coral snakes of the genus Micrurus (family Elapidae). Despite significant and successful efforts in Central America regarding snakebite envenomings in the areas of research, antivenom manufacture and quality control, training of health professionals in the diagnosis and clinical management of bites, and prevention of snakebites, much remains to be done in order to further reduce the impact of this medical condition. This essay presents seven challenges for improving the confrontation of snakebite envenoming in Central America. Overcoming these challenges demands a coordinated partnership of highly diverse stakeholders though inter-sectorial and inter-programmatic interventions. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Ecuador | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 148 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 25 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 10% |
| Other | 12 | 8% |
| Researcher | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 30 | 20% |
| Unknown | 32 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 23% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 19% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 14 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 24 | 16% |
| Unknown | 32 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 December 2014.
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