Snakebites in Two Rural Districts in Lao PDR: Community-Based Surveys Disclose High Incidence of an Invisible Public Health Problem.

• Main Authors: Inthanomchanh Vongphoumy (Author), Panom Phongmany (Author), Sengdao Sydala (Author), Nouda Prasith (Author), Ralf Reintjes (Author), Joerg Blessmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The Lao PDR (Laos) is one of the least developed countries in Asia with an estimated 25% of the population living in poverty. It is the habitat of some highly venomous snakes and the majority of the population earns their living from agricultural activities. Under these circumstances the...