Background The worldwide burden of snakebite is high, especially in remote regions with
lesser accessibility to professional healthcare. Therefore, adequate first aid for snakebite is …

Snakebites are more frequent in the Brazilian Amazon than in other parts of Brazil,
representing a high cost for the health system since antivenoms are only available through …

Access to safe, effective, quality-assured antivenom products that are tailored to endemic
venomous snake species is a crucial component of recent coordinated efforts to reduce the …

The Amazon region reports the highest incidence of snakebite envenomings in Brazil. We
aimed to describe the epidemiology of snakebites in the state of Amazonas and to …

Bothrops atrox snakes are mostly endemic of the Amazon rainforest and is certainly the
South American pit viper responsible for most of the snakebites in the region. The …

Access to antivenoms is not guarranteed for vulnerable populations that inhabit remote
areas in the Amazon. The study of therapeutic itineraries (TI) for treatment of snakebites …

Envenomings by snakebites and scorpion stings impose a high burden worldwide and result
in considerable social and economic impact [1]. It is estimated that snakebite rates are as …

Snake envenoming represents a major burden for public health worldwide. In the Amazon,
the official number of cases and deaths detected is probably underestimated because of the …

In the Brazilian Amazon, long distances, low healthcare coverage, common use of
ineffective or deleterious self-care practices, and resistance to seeking medical assistance …

Objetivo: Analisar a tendência temporal dos acidentes causados por animais peçonhentos
no Brasil, de 2007 a 2019. Métodos: Estudo transversal, realizado com dados do Sistema …