dc.contributorFaculté des Sciences de la Santé
dc.contributorSorbonne Paris Cité
dc.contributorInstitut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire
dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-11T17:01:46Z
dc.date.available2018-12-11T17:01:46Z
dc.date.created2018-12-11T17:01:46Z
dc.date.issued2016-03-16
dc.identifierJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases, v. 22, n. 1, 2016.
dc.identifier1678-9199
dc.identifier1678-9180
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/172688
dc.identifier10.1186/s40409-016-0062-y
dc.identifierS1678-91992016000100101
dc.identifier2-s2.0-84960893533
dc.identifierS1678-91992016000100101.pdf
dc.description.abstractDuring the 6th International Conference on Envenomation by Snakebites and Scorpion Stings in Africa held in Abidjan, from 1 to 5 June 2015, the measures for the management of envenomation were discussed and new recommendations were adopted by the participants. The high incidence and severity of this affliction were confirmed by several studies conducted in African countries. The poor availability of antivenom, particularly because of the cost, was also highlighted. Some experiences have been reported, mainly those regarding the financial support of antivenom in Burkina Faso (more than 90 %) and Togo (up to 60 %) or the mandatory reporting of cases in Cameroon. Key recommendations concerned: improvement of epidemiological information based on case collection; training of health workers in the management of envenomation; policy to promote the use of effective and safe antivenom; and antivenom funding by sharing its costs with stakeholders in order to improve antivenom accessibility for low-income patients.
dc.languageeng
dc.relationJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases
dc.relation0,573
dc.rightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectAntivenom
dc.subjectDrug policy
dc.subjectEnvenomation
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.titleThe 6th international conference on envenomation by Snakebites and Scorpion Stings in Africa: A crucial step for the management of envenomation
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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