Sasa Mahmood, Vazquez Silvia
Instituto Clodomiro Picado, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Toxicon. 2003 Jan;41(1):19-22. doi: 10.1016/s0041-0101(02)00172-1.
We reviewed snakebite records from the Costa Rican health system from the year 1990-2000. During this decade, a total of 5550 snakebite cases occurred in the country. While the average number of snakebites per year was relatively constant at 504 cases, the annual incidence per 100,000 people decreased. This reduction is mainly due to high population growth in Costa Rica, which increased 35% during the study period. The most affected population lives in rural areas characterized by high precipitation, and mainly includes young agricultural workers. The lancehead Bothrops asper is considered the most important species affecting humans.
我们回顾了1990年至2000年期间哥斯达黎加卫生系统的蛇咬伤记录。在这十年间，该国共发生了5550例蛇咬伤病例。虽然每年蛇咬伤的平均数量相对稳定，为504例，但每10万人的年发病率有所下降。这种下降主要是由于哥斯达黎加人口的高增长，在研究期间增长了35%。受影响最严重的人群生活在降水丰富的农村地区，主要包括年轻的农业工人。矛头蝮被认为是对人类影响最重要的物种。
