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Understanding and tackling snakebite envenoming with transdisciplinary research

Gutiérrez JM, Borri J, Giles-Vernick T, Duda R, Habib AG,  et al.
2022-11-17 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2022-11-17 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Research

Novel transdisciplinary methodology for cross-sectional analysis of snakebite epidemiology at national scale

Alcoba G, Ochoa C, Martins SB, Ruiz de Castañeda R, Bolon I,  et al.
2021-02-12 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2021-02-12 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BACKGROUND
Worldwide, it is estimated that snakes bite 4.5-5.4 million people annually, 2.7 million of which are envenomed, and 81,000-138,000 die. The World Health Organization repo...
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Commentary

Snakebite and snake identification: empowering neglected communities and health-care providers with AI

De Castaneda RR, Durso AM, Ray N, Fernandez JL, Williams DJ,  et al.
2019-09-01 • Lancet Digital Health
2019-09-01 • Lancet Digital Health
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Research

An artificial intelligence model to identify snakes from across the world: Opportunities and challenges for global health and herpetology

Bolon I, Picek L, Durso AM, Alcoba G, Chappuis F,  et al.
2022-08-15 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2022-08-15 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BACKGROUND
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that kills an estimated 81,000 to 138,000 people and disables another 400,000 globally every year. The World Health Or...
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Research

Estimating and predicting snakebite risk in the Terai region of Nepal through a high-resolution geospatial and One Health approach

Ochoa C, Pittavino M, Martins SB, Alcoba G, Bolon I,  et al.
2021-12-13 • Scientific Reports
2021-12-13 • Scientific Reports
Most efforts to understand snakebite burden in Nepal have been localized to relatively small areas and focused on humans through epidemiological studies. We present the outcomes of a geo...
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Review

Identifying the snake: First scoping review on practices of communities and healthcare providers confronted with snakebite across the world

Bolon I, Durso AM, Botero Mesa S, Ray N, Alcoba G,  et al.
2020-03-05 • PLOS One
2020-03-05 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Snakebite envenoming is a major global health problem that kills or disables half a million people in the world's poorest countries. Biting snake identification is key to ...
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Research

Snakebite epidemiology in humans and domestic animals across the Terai region in Nepal: a multicluster random survey

Alcoba G, Sharma SK, Bolon I, Ochoa C, Martins SB,  et al.
2022-03-01 • Lancet Global Health
2022-03-01 • Lancet Global Health
BACKGROUND
Each year, 2 million people worldwide are bitten by snakes, resulting in an estimated 81 000–138 000 deaths. WHO has added snakebite envenoming to the list of neglected tr...