Determinants of mortality following snakebite envenomation: a matched case–control study in northeastern Nigeria
These findings support clinical emphasis on screening for comorbidities and timely intervention. Accordingly, healthcare workers should prioritize intensive symptom monitoring during the initial admission period and policymakers should focus on strengthening referral systems in endemic areas.
Authors
- Paul Kingpriest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4815-7635)
- Eric Nana Yaw Nyarko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1666-7489)
- Trudie A. Lang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2273-5975)
- Nuhu Mohammed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7679-8889)
- Nicholas Amani Hamman
- Bala Lawan
- Aashna Uppal
- Abigail Micah Umar
- Joshua Abubakar Difa
- Abubakar Saidu Ballah
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- Angkor Hospital for Children (KH)
- Animal Hospital Postojna (SI)
- Gombe State University (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Published
- 2025-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traf130
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00