Treatment outcomes among snakebite patients in north-west Ethiopia-A retrospective analysis.

• Main Authors: Inge Steegemans (Author), Kassaye Sisay (Author), Ernest Nshimiyimana (Author), Gashew Gebrewold (Author), Turid Piening (Author), Endale Menberu Tessema (Author), Birhanu Sahelie (Author), Gabriel Alcoba (Author), Fikre Seife Gebretsadik (Author), Dirk Essink (Author), Simon Collin (Author), Emiliano Lucero (Author), Koert Ritmeijer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Millions of people are bitten by venomous snakes annually, causing high mortality and disability, but the true burden of this neglected health issue remains unknown. Since 2015, Médecins Sans Frontières has been treating snakebite patients in a field hospital in nort...