Cost-Effectiveness of Antivenoms for Snakebite Envenoming in 16 Countries in West Africa.

• Main Authors: Muhammad Hamza (Author), Maryam A Idris (Author), Musa B Maiyaki (Author), Mohammed Lamorde (Author), Jean-Philippe Chippaux (Author), David A Warrell (Author), Andreas Kuznik (Author), Abdulrazaq G Habib (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Snakebite poisoning is a significant medical problem in agricultural societies in Sub Saharan Africa. Antivenom (AV) is the standard treatment, and we assessed the cost-effectiveness of making it available in 16 countries in West Africa. METHODS:We determined the cost-effectiveness of AV...