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| Title |
The neglected burden of snakebites in Cameroon: a review of the epidemiology, management and public health challenges
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, August 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-017-2718-2 |
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| Authors |
Joel Noutakdie Tochie, Mazou N. Temgoua, Tsi Njim, Danwang Celestin, Ronni Tankeu, Njinkeng J. Nkemngu |
| Abstract |
Snakebite is an underestimated medical and surgical emergency in developing countries responsible for a high disease burden. Optimal management of snake envenomation in these resource-limited settings is precluded by several public health challenges. In this review, we discuss the disease burden of snakebites in Cameroon and the public health challenges of its management in view of making recommendations essential for policy-making. MEDLINE, African Journals Online and Google Scholar were searched from January 1990 to February 2017 for studies addressing snakebite in Cameroon. Our search extended to include grey literature from book chapters, conference proceedings, theses and documents from organizations. Our results suggest that snakebites pose a significant health and economic burden in Cameroon. A composite of factors contributes to the challenge of managing snakebites in Cameroon and include: inadequate disease surveillance; poor health-seeking behaviours of patients; under-production and scarcity of anti-venom serum and the relatively high cost of anti-venom serum. There is an urgent need to revamp the current health policies through health education, promotion and building of sustainable health systems. Disease surveillance and management can be improved by providing refresher courses for healthcare providers and subsidization of the prices of anti-venom serum in pharmacies in the country. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 101 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 18 | 18% |
| Researcher | 12 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 13% |
| Unknown | 36 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 24% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 9% |
| Unknown | 41 | 41% |
Attention Score in Context
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