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Pan Afr Med J ; 24: 231, 2016.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27800086

ABSTRACT

The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies snake bites as neglected public health problem affecting mostly tropical and subtropical countries. In Africa there are an estimated 1 million snake bites annually with about half needing a specific treatment. Women, children and farmers in poor rural communities in developing countries are the most affected. Case management of snake bites are not adequate in many health facilities in developing countries where personnel are not always abreast with the new developments in snake bite management and in addition, quite often the anti-venom serum is lacking. We report the case of a medical doctor bitten by a cobra in the rural area of Poli, Cameroon while asleep in his bedroom. Lack of facilities coupled with poor case management resulted in a fatal outcome.


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Elapid Venoms/poisoning , Snake Bites/complications , Adult , Animals , Antivenins/administration & dosage , Cameroon , Fatal Outcome , Humans , Male , Physicians , Rural Population
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