Viperidae snakebites in Ecuador: A review of epidemiological and ecological aspects.

Autor: Ochoa-Avilés A; Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador.; College of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador., Heredia-Andino OS; College of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador., Escandón SA; College of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador., Celorio-Carvajal CA; College of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador., Arias-Peláez MC; College of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador., Zaruma-Torres F; College of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador.; Health Innovation Center - (CIS), Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador., Caldeira CADS; Biotechnology Laboratory for Proteins and Bioactive Compounds from the Western Amazon, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Rondonia, Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil.; Graduate Program in Experimental Biology (PGBIOEXP), Federal University of Rondonia (UNIR), Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil., Soares AM; Biotechnology Laboratory for Proteins and Bioactive Compounds from the Western Amazon, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Rondonia, Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil.; Graduate Program in Experimental Biology (PGBIOEXP), Federal University of Rondonia (UNIR), Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil., Da Silva SL; College of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador.; Health Innovation Center - (CIS), Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador.; LAQV - REQUIMTE, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Toxicon: X [Toxicon X] 2020 Jul 08; Vol. 7, pp. 100051. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 08 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxcx.2020.100051
Abstrakt: Snakebite envenoming is a neglected disease of public health concern. Most snakebite accidents occur in developing countries. In Ecuador, 17 viper species are responsible for 99% of official accidents, and ten species are in critical conservation states. This report analyzes the snakebite incident cases and mortality rates in Ecuador between 2014 and 2019. The data obtained from the national surveillance system suggests that the incidence and mortality rates remained constant. The geographic region with the highest incidence rates is the Amazonian region. National policies are urgently needed to prevent snakebite accidents and to protect snakes in danger of extinction.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
(© 2020 The Authors.)
Databáze: MEDLINE