Clinical presentation and management of snakebite envenoming in northern Ghana
The annual hospital attendance rate on account of snakebite to the Wa Municipal Hospital and the Baptist Medical Centre is estimated at 55 persons per 100,000 population per year. Mortality was low, with antivenom available to most of the patients. More evidence is needed on the indication and dosing of antivenom and to improve appropriate ancillary care.
Authors
- Ibrahim Kwaku Duah
- Benno Kreuels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2315-8954)
- John Amuasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8640-2662)
- Leslie Mawuli Aglanu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3302-7034)
- Ymkje Stienstra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8844-8859)
- Jonathan Steinhorst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1380-6727)
- Melvin Agbogbatey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7725-5701)
- David G. Lalloo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7680-2200)
- Austin Gideon Adobasom-Anane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4936-4078)
- Zakari Bukari
- Tia Joseph Azabu
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Nurses' Training College, Ho (GH)
- Kamuzu Central Hospital (MW)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- Ghana Baptist University College (GH)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Naga Municipal Hospital (JP)
- Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (GH)
- Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (MW)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013820
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82