Citation

Nascimento SP. Cad. Saude Publica 2000; 16(1): 271-276.

Vernacular Title

Aspectos epidemiologicos dos acidentes ofidicos ocorridos no Estado de Roraima,

Affiliation

Museu Integrado de Roraima, Av. Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes s/no, Parque Anauá, Boa Vista, RR 69305-000, Brasil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10738175

Abstract

The author presents a study on snakebites in 8 counties in the State of Roraima, Brazil, from 1992 to 1998. A total of 309 recorded snakebites were described and analyzed by place, fatality, sex, time of day, date, month, and age distribution. Most of the reported cases involved genus Bothrops (81.8%). The most frequently involved counties were Alto Alegre (49.0%), São Luiz do Anauá (14.9%), and Normandia (10.3%). Cases occurred most frequently in the months of March and July, and especially during the daytime (74.8%).

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