“Survey on the burden, epidemiological and clinical characteristics of snakebite envenoming in the Health Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) of Taabo (Southern Côte d’Ivoire)”
Snakebite envenoming remains a threat for rural communities at an unacceptable high level unchanged since the second half of the last century. Reliable community-based data on the incidence, circumstances and management of snakebite envenoming is only the first step to mitigate the neglected health problem. Implementation of prevention measures, first aid and clinical management, including access to antivenoms, must immediately follow.
Authors
- Yao Didier Koffi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9128-5555)
- Siaka Koné (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3966-3587)
- Marija Stojkovic
- Thomas Junghanss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9229-0193)
- Simone Toppino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0576-8241)
- Bassirou Bonfoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4190-8202)
- Raymond T. A. S. N’krumah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5795-5188)
- Bognan Valentin Koné
- D Coulibaly
- Adama Tall
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Comité National de Lutte contre le SIDA (CM)
- Université Pelefero Gon Coulibaly (CI)
- Swiss Centre for Scientific Research (CI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012983
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82