TY - JOUR
T1 - Viperidae snakebites in Ecuador
T2 - A review of epidemiological and ecological aspects
AU - Ochoa-Avilés, Angélica
AU - Heredia-Andino, Odalys S.
AU - Escandón, Samuel A.
AU - Celorio-Carvajal, Cristopher A.
AU - Arias-Peláez, María C.
AU - Zaruma-Torres, Fausto
AU - Caldeira, Cleópatra A.da S.
AU - Soares, Andreimar M.
AU - Da Silva, Saulo L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Authors
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - Snakebite envenoming is a neglected disease of public health concern. Most snakebite accidents occur in developing countries. In Ecuador, 17 viper species are responsible for 99% of official accidents, and ten species are in critical conservation states. This report analyzes the snakebite incident cases and mortality rates in Ecuador between 2014 and 2019. The data obtained from the national surveillance system suggests that the incidence and mortality rates remained constant. The geographic region with the highest incidence rates is the Amazonian region. National policies are urgently needed to prevent snakebite accidents and to protect snakes in danger of extinction.
AB - Snakebite envenoming is a neglected disease of public health concern. Most snakebite accidents occur in developing countries. In Ecuador, 17 viper species are responsible for 99% of official accidents, and ten species are in critical conservation states. This report analyzes the snakebite incident cases and mortality rates in Ecuador between 2014 and 2019. The data obtained from the national surveillance system suggests that the incidence and mortality rates remained constant. The geographic region with the highest incidence rates is the Amazonian region. National policies are urgently needed to prevent snakebite accidents and to protect snakes in danger of extinction.
KW - Ecuador
KW - Ecuadorian vipers
KW - Epidemiology of snakebites
KW - Snakebite envenoming
KW - Viperidae
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85088292171
U2 - 10.1016/j.toxcx.2020.100051
DO - 10.1016/j.toxcx.2020.100051
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85088292171
SN - 2590-1710
VL - 7
JO - Toxicon: X
JF - Toxicon: X
M1 - 100051
ER -
