Assessing the Incidence of Snakebites in Rural Gabon—A Community-Based, Cross-Sectional Pilot Survey
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Study Population
2.2. Prevalence of Snakebites and Risk Factors
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Study Setting
4.2. Study Design and Procedures
Demographic and Health Surveillance System
4.3. Questionnaire Design
4.4. Data Collection
4.5. Data Analysis
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Davi, S.D.; Lumeka, A.; Hildebrandt, T.R.; Endamne, L.R.; Otchague, C.; Okwu, D.G.; Artus, R.; Hunstig, F.; Manego, R.Z.; Blessmann, J.; et al. Assessing the Incidence of Snakebites in Rural Gabon—A Community-Based, Cross-Sectional Pilot Survey. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2024, 9, 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9040068
Davi SD, Lumeka A, Hildebrandt TR, Endamne LR, Otchague C, Okwu DG, Artus R, Hunstig F, Manego RZ, Blessmann J, et al. Assessing the Incidence of Snakebites in Rural Gabon—A Community-Based, Cross-Sectional Pilot Survey. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2024; 9(4):68. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9040068
Chicago/Turabian StyleDavi, Saskia Dede, Anita Lumeka, Teite Rebecca Hildebrandt, Lilian Rene Endamne, Cedric Otchague, Dearie Glory Okwu, Rica Artus, Friederike Hunstig, Rella Zoleko Manego, Jörg Blessmann, and et al. 2024. "Assessing the Incidence of Snakebites in Rural Gabon—A Community-Based, Cross-Sectional Pilot Survey" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 9, no. 4: 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9040068