Fig 1.
Map of the Tiassalé Sanitary District in southern Côte d’Ivoire, including Taabo HDSS and Ahondo Health Area (Source: N’Krumah et al, [
Table 1.
Data collected from snakebite victims at the household survey in the Ahondo Health Area (AHA).
Table 2.
Demographic and epidemiological data of snakebite victims of the household survey in the Ahondo Health Area (AHA).
Table 3.
Demographic characteristics of group 1 snakebite victims of the household survey in the Ahondo Health Area (AHA).
Table 4.
Household characteristics of group 1 snakebite victims of the household survey in the Ahondo Health Area (AHA).
Table 5.
Characteristics of the snakebites reported by victims of the household survey in the Ahondo Health Area (AHA).
Table 6.
Socio-environmental findings reported by snakebite victims of the household survey in the Ahondo Health Area (AHA).
Fig 2.
65-year-old man with a severe chronic wound on the forefoot and lower left leg presenting to the wound management unit of our project after 3 months of traditional treatment
(A). The patient was not aware of the snakebite and the health services he had attended did not suspect a snakebite as the cause. The course of events the patient reported was highly suggestive of a snakebite, most likely a spitting cobra (Naja sp.). Within 2 months of wound care healthy granulation tissue had developed (B). Final result after skin grafting (C).