Mapping the Risk of Snakebite in Sri Lanka - A National Survey with Geospatial Analysis.
<h4>Background</h4>There is a paucity of robust epidemiological data on snakebite, and data available from hospitals and localized or time-limited surveys have major limitations. No study has investigated the incidence of snakebite across a whole country. We undertook a community-based n...
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| Main Authors: | Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Nipul Kithsiri Gunawardena, Buddhika Asiri Wijayawickrama, Shaluka Francis Jayamanne, Geoffrey Kennedy Isbister, Andrew Dawson, Emanuele Giorgi, Peter John Diggle, David Griffith Lalloo, Hithanadura Janaka de Silva |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-07-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0004813&type=printable |
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