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- Title
High mortality due to snakebites in French Guiana: Time has come to re-evaluate medical management protocols.
- Authors
Mutricy, Rémi; Heckmann, Xavier; Douine, Maylis; Marty, Christian; Jolivet, Anne; Lambert, Véronique; Perotti, Frédérique; Boels, David; Larréché, Sébastien; Chippaux, Jean-Philippe; Nacher, Mathieu; Epelboin, Loïc
- Abstract
An editorial is presented on the increase in the risk of mortality in French Guiana induced by snakebites. It highlights its indication of the need for re-assessing the protocols of medical management in the country. It also outlines the various species of Viperidae and Elapidae snakes classified as potentially harmful to people.
- Subjects
SNAKEBITES; MEDICAL protocols; MORTALITY risk factors; VIPERIDAE; ELAPIDAE
- Publication
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018, Vol 12, Issue 7, p1
- ISSN
1935-2727
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0006482