The socio-economic burden of snakebite in Sri Lanka.

• Main Authors: Anuradhani Kasturiratne (Author), Arunasalam Pathmeswaran (Author), A Rajitha Wickremasinghe (Author), Shaluka F Jayamanne (Author), Andrew Dawson (Author), Geoff K Isbister (Author), Hithanadura Janaka de Silva (Author), David G Lalloo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Snakebite is a major problem affecting the rural poor in many of the poorest countries in the tropics. However, the scale of the socio-economic burden has rarely been studied. We undertook a comprehensive assessment of the burden in Sri Lanka. METHODS:Data from a representative nation-wid...