Robert A. Harrison|Adam D Hargreaves|Simon C. Wagstaff|Brian Faragher|David G. Lalloo
Snake Envenoming: A Disease of Poverty
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine|Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine|Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine|Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine|Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
epidemiological clinical reports snake envenoming focus single country describe rural communities greatest risk reports linking snakebite vulnerability socioeconomic status usually limited anecdotal statements reports global perspective identified tropical regions asia africa suffering highest levels snakebiteinduced mortality analysis examined association globally available data snakebiteinduced mortality socioeconomic indicators povertywe acquired data human development index ii per capita government expenditure health iii percentage labour force agriculture iv gross domestic product per capita publicly available databases 138 countries snakebiteinduced mortality rates recently estimated socioeconomic datasets plotted snakebiteinduced mortality estimates datasets available relationship determined analysis illustrated strong association snakebiteinduced mortality povertythis study first kind unequivocally demonstrates snake envenoming disease poor negative association snakebite deaths government expenditure health confirms burden mortality highest countries least able deal considerable financial cost snakebite