The epidemiology of snakebites, treatment-seeking behaviour, and snakebite management in the department of Ogooué et des Lacs, Gabon, Central Africa: a cross-sectional community and health facility-based survey
This study provides the first robust epidemiological estimates of the burden of snakebites in Gabon and highlights the importance of community-based surveys in accurately assessing this high burden. Training health care workers, developing treatment guidelines, and ensuring the availability of effective and affordable antivenom are important steps to improving the outcome for snakebite victims.
Authors
- Joerg Blessmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8089-0546)
- Moses Banda Aron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6625-217X)
- Michael Ramharter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9259-1885)
- Ghyslain Mombo‐Ngoma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2658-8706)
- Benno Kreuels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2315-8954)
- Wilfrid Ndzebe Ndoumba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8213-4912)
- Dearie Glory Okwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4025-2320)
- Friederike Hunstig
- Jade Dean Rae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7510-1795)
- Bertrand Lell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1427-3002)
- Rella Zoleko Manego
- Rica Artus
- Peter G. Kremsner
- Alex Hounmenou Zinsou
Institutions
- Partners In Health (US)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Centre de Recherche Médicales de Lambaréné (GA)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04062
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.63