@article{ref1,
title="Biological and medical aspects related to the yellow-bellied sea snake Hydrophis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766): a view from Colombia",
journal="Travel medicine and infectious disease",
year="2022",
author="Cañas, Carlos A. and Castaño-Valencia, Santiago and Castro-Herrera, Fernando",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="In Colombia, 317 species of snakes have been recognized, of which 51 (17%) have medical importance due to the toxicity of their venom. A total of 95% of envenomations are caused by snakes of the family Viperidae and 5% of the family Elapidae. The latter form of envenomation is mainly caused by snakes of the genus Micrurus. The only sea snake described is the yellow-bellied snake (Hydrophis platurus), present in the Pacific Ocean. Although Colombia has approximately 1300 km on the Pacific coast and a significant presence of H platurus, envenomation is rare. As a result of the care of a patient with this type of envenomation and of the donation of a H platurus specimen to our laboratory, we decided to conduct this review on the most relevant biological, epidemiological and clinical aspects of this enigmatic and interesting species.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1477-8939",
doi="10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102410",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102410"
}