A retrospective study of clinical and epidemiological characteristics of snakebite in Napo Province, Ecuadorian Amazon.
Ricardo S P PatiñoDavid Salazar-ValenzuelaAlberto A Robles-LoaizaPaola Santacruz-OrtegaJosé Rafael AlmeidaPublished in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2022)
The profile of snakebite accidents in the Napo Province is very similar to that described for other localities in the Amazon region of Ecuador and neighboring countries, with its challenges and limitations. Such aspects underlie the importance of establishing a robust and science-based public health program to respond to this frequent, but neglected, tropical disease.