According to the
World Health Organization,
snakebites are considered
neglected diseases.
Bothrops, the genus most frequently implicated in envenomations in
Brazil, includes the species B. marajoensis Hoge, 1966, part of the complex B. atrox, which is found in the
savannas of Marajó Island, Pará
state,
Brazil, a region that presents scarce epidemiological data. This
work reports the first case of
hemorrhagic stroke in a
child, attributed to delayed
medical care after
snakebite envenoming by
Bothrops marajoensis in Anajás city, Marajó Island, Pará,
Brazil, which led to permanent
hemiplegia as a sequela.(AU)