Snakebite in Indonesia
Indonesia as one of the largest tropical and agricultural countries in the world shared the particularly high burden cases of snakebite. In the last decade, World Health Organization (WHO) has listed snakebite as one of the neglected tropical disease. The clinical manifestations of snakebite could...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Interna Publishing
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Indonesiana |
| Online Access: | http://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/30 |
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| Summary: | Indonesia as one of the largest tropical and agricultural countries in the world shared the particularly high burden cases of snakebite. In the last decade, World Health Organization (WHO) has listed snakebite as one of the neglected tropical disease. The clinical manifestations of snakebite could vary according to the type of venoms ranging from mild to life threatening condition. Appropriate first aid treatment and comprehensive management of snakebite cases are warranted to reduce mortality and morbidity rates.
Key words: snakebite, neglected tropical disease, Indonesia, treatment, antivenom
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| ISSN: | 0125-9326 2338-2732 |