Frequency, geographical distribution, clinical characteristics, antivenom utilisation and outcomes of King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) bites in Malaysia.

• Main Authors: Asyhok Renault (Author), Vera Effa Rezar Frederic Ng (Author), Wan Chee Goh (Author), Muhammad Nadzmi Hadi Abd Hamid (Author), Annuar Muhammad Zuljamal Osman (Author), Ruth Sabrina Safferi (Author), Zainalabidin Mohamed Ismail (Author), Ahmad Khaldun Ismail (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Snakebite envenomation remains an important, yet a neglected public health issue in most tropical and subtropical countries. Underdeveloped medical infrastructure, suboptimal medical services, poor documentation and failure to make snake-related injury a mandatory notifiable disease are important co...