Mapping snakebite epidemiology in Nicaragua--pitfalls and possible solutions.

Summary, in English

Snakebites are a public health problem in Nicaragua: it is a tropical developing country, venomous snakes are present and there are reports of snakebites treated both in the formal and informal health care system. We aimed to produce an incidence map using data reported by the health care system that would be used to allocate resources. However, this map may suffer from case detection bias and decisions based on this map will neglect snakebite victims who do not receive healthcare. To avoid this error, we try to identify where underreporting is likely based on available information.

• Author: Erik Hansson; Steven Cuadra; Anna Oudin; Kim de Jong; Emilie Stroh; Kjell Torén; Maria Albin
• Department/s: Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publishing year: 2010
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 11
• Full text: - 1 MB; Download statistics
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21124884?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000896
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Topic: Infectious Medicine
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1935-2735