TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Epidemiology of snakebites in Morocco
JO  - Medecine tropicale: revue du corps de sante colonial
A1  - Lallie, H.
A1  - Hami, H.
A1  - Soulaymani, A.
A1  - Chafiq, F.
A1  - Mokhtari, A.
A1  - Soulaymani, R.
SP  - 267
EP  - 271
VL  - 71
IS  - 3
N2  - This study was based on a retrospective descriptive analysis of all cases of snakebite recorded at the Poison Control and Pharmacovigilance Center of Morocco from 1980 to 2008. A total of 1,761 snakebites, i.e., 61 cases per year, were observed during the study period. Males accounted for 54.5% of victims (sex ratio (M/F) = 1.2) and 70% of cases occurred in rural areas. The average age of snakebite victims was 26.7 +/- 17.5 years. A seasonal snakebite peak was observed between May and August coinciding with the warmest period of the year, harvest time and snake migration. Sixty-two percent of patients presented clinical symptoms including respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neurological and mucocutaneous signs. The average fatality rate was 7.2% per year and the sequel rate was up to 1.04%. This study demonstrates that management of snakebite is problematic in Morocco. Morbidity was probably underestimated. Restricted access to antivenom is a major problem in rural areas where the population cannot afford the cost.<p />  <p>Language: fr</p>
LA  - fr
SN  - 0025-682X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -