Hospital admissions due to snake envenomation in the Republic of Cyprus: a 7-year retrospective review.

Daniel JestrzemskiMaria AthanasiadouVasos ScoutellasParviz Ghezellou Bernhard Spengler Frank Gessler Ulrich Kuch

Published in: Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) (2022)

Snakebite-related deaths are very rare in the Republic of Cyprus. Most envenomation cases happened in late summer (September). Short hospital stays indicate mostly non-severe clinical courses. The hospital admission data suggest that snake envenomation risk is highest in Paphos district. The statistical data hint at males and middle- to older-aged people being at highest risk, whereas from our interview data we assume that outdoor workers are at higher risk than other occupational groups.

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