@article{fdi:010049041,
  title = {{S}nake bite envenomation in {E}cuador},
  author = {{G}onzalez-{A}ndrade, {F}. and {C}hippaux, {J}ean-{P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he aim of this study was to evaluate the burden of snake bite in {E}cuador and to identify the difficulties of snake bite management in {E}cuadorian health facilities. {A} survey based on national health statistics was carried out in {E}cuador to estimate the overall incidence and mortality due to snake bites. {D}uring the period 1998-2007, the average annual incidence and mortality was respectively 11 and 0.5 per 100 000 inhabitants. {T}he at-risk population was represented mainly by males aged 10-54 years. {S}nake bite incidence increased during the rainy season and {E}l {N}ino. {A}ccording to one data source, the majority of snake bites occurred in the coastal. region (56%) compared with the {A}mazonian rainforest (11%) and the highlands (33%). {T}his geographical variation in snake bite incidence may reflect the distribution of venomous snakes and human population densities and activities. {T}his preliminary national survey on the incidence of the envenomings due to snake bite in {E}cuador showed a stable incidence over the time period studied but was heterogeneous in the three geographical regions of {E}cuador. {T}he incidence and mortality were higher in the lowland humid regions where {B}othrops species are abundant.},
  keywords = {{S}nake bite ; {E}nvenomation ; {A}ntivenoms ; {E}pidemiology ; {I}ncidence ; {E}cuador},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}ransactions of the {R}oyal {S}ociety of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {104},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {588--591},
  ISSN = {0035-9203},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.trstmh.2010.05.006},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049041},
}