Experiences and practices of traditional healers on snakebite treatment and prevention in rural Malawi.

• Main Authors: Moses Banda Aron (Author), Manuel Mulwafu (Author), Bright Mailosi (Author), Benno Kreuels (Author), Luckson Dullie (Author), Chiyembekezo Kachimanga (Author), Jörg Blessmann (Author), Enoch Ndarama (Author), Clara Sambani (Author), Fabien Munyaneza (Author), Anat Rosenthal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Snakebite envenoming remains a public health threat in many tropical countries including Malawi. Traditional healers (THs) have been consulted by victims of snakebites as primary caregivers for millennia. There are no studies in Malawi to understand this phenomenon, therefore, our study aimed to exp...