'The medicine is not for sale': Practices of traditional healers in snakebite envenoming in Ghana.

• Main Authors: Jonathan Steinhorst (Author), Leslie Mawuli Aglanu (Author), Sofanne J Ravensbergen (Author), Chrisantus Danaah Dari (Author), Kabiru Mohammed Abass (Author), Samuel Osei Mireku (Author), Joseph Ken Adu Poku (Author), Yeetey A K Enuameh (Author), Jörg Blessmann (Author), Robert A Harrison (Author), John H Amuasi (Author), Ymkje Stienstra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Snakebite envenoming is a medical emergency which is common in many tropical lower- and middle-income countries. Traditional healers are frequently consulted as primary care-givers for snakebite victims in distress. Traditional healers therefore present a valuable sour...