Cross-sectional ethnobotanical survey of plants used by traditional health practitioners for snakebite case management in two regions of Burkina Faso

• Main Authors: Rabila Bamogo (Author), Achille Sindimbasba Nikièma (Author), Mamounata Belem (Author), Massamba Thiam (Author), Youssouph Diatta (Author), Roch Kounbobr Dabiré (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Ophidian envenomation is a public health problem mainly in sub-Saharan African countries. The high cost of antivenom and/or its frequent unavailability in primary health care centres forces most snakebite victims to consult traditional healers for medicinal plants as a first-line treatme...