Mapping snakebite epidemiology in Nicaragua--pitfalls and possible solutions.

• Main Authors: Erik Hansson (Author), Steven Cuadra (Author), Anna Oudin (Author), Kim de Jong (Author), Emilie Stroh (Author), Kjell Torén (Author), Maria Albin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Snakebites are a public health problem in Nicaragua: it is a tropical developing country, venomous snakes are present and there are reports of snakebites treated both in the formal and informal health care system. We aimed to produce an incidence map using data reported by the health car...