What the snake leaves in its wake: Functional limitations and disabilities among snakebite victims in Ghanaian communities.

• Main Authors: Leslie Mawuli Aglanu (Author), John Humphrey Amuasi (Author), Bob A Schut (Author), Jonathan Steinhorst (Author), Alexis Beyuo (Author), Chrisantus Danaah Dari (Author), Melvin Katey Agbogbatey (Author), Emmanuel Steve Blankson (Author), Damien Punguyire (Author), David G Lalloo (Author), Jörg Blessmann (Author), Kabiru Mohammed Abass (Author), Robert A Harrison (Author), Ymkje Stienstra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The estimated five million snakebites per year are an important health problem that mainly affect rural poor populations. The global goal is to halve both mortality and morbidity from this neglected tropical disease by 2030. Data on snakebite morbidity are sparse and m...