Nationwide and long-term epidemiological research of snakebite envenomation in Taiwan during 2002-2014 based on the use of snake antivenoms: A study utilizing National Health Insurance Database

• Main Authors: Jen-Yu Hsu (Author), Shu-O Chiang (Author), Chen-Chang Yang (Author), Tan-Wen Hsieh (Author), Chi-Jung Chung (Author), Yan-Chiao Mao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Introduction</h4> In Taiwan, six venomous snake species with medical importance have been found; however, long-term epidemiological data of snakebite envenomation (SBE) is lacking. This study aimed to explore the epidemiology of SBE based on the distribution and use of different anti...