Snakebite in domestic animals: First global scoping review

Publication date: Available online 20 July 2019Source: Preventive Veterinary MedicineAuthor(s): Isabelle Bolon, Matias Finat, Maria Herrera, Andrea Nickerson, Delia Grace, Stephanie Schütte, Sara Babo Martins, Rafael Ruiz de CastañedaAbstractSnakebite is a Neglected Tropical Disease estimated to cause more than 100,000 human deaths and disable more than 400,000 victims each year. It primarily affects poor agricultural workers, farmers, and cattle herders living in rural areas of developing countries. It is thus an occupational disease. However, the impact of snakebite on these rural communities could be even higher if a One Health approach is taken to consider the direct impact on domestic animals and indirect impact on the livelihood of affected communities. To explore this hypothesis we developed the first scoping review to identify and characterize the global literature on snakebite in domestic animals.Three bibliographic databases (PubMed, Web of Science and Agricola) were searched using terms related to snake, snakebite and domestic animals for publications up to December 31st, 2016. Two independent reviewers screened publications applying inclusion/exclusion criteria to select relevant material. Relevant information was then extracted from the selected literature.The global literature on snakebite in domestic animals (n = 143 observational studies, reviews and letters) mainly represented North America, Europe and Australia (69%) with less information from Central ...

Source: Preventive Veterinary Medicine - July 21, 2019 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research