Bochner Rosany, Struchiner Claudio José
Centro de Informa o Científica e Tecnológica, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2003 Jan-Feb;19(1):7-16. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2003000100002. Epub 2003 Apr 1.
We review 30 studies on snake bites in Brazil, published from 1901 to 2000, and conclude that epidemiological analyses conducted in the last 100 years are based on the same variables already identified by Vital Brazil in his pioneering report, i.e., characteristics of the individuals prone to snake bites, the bites themselves, and treatment. The original epidemiological profile was also maintained over the years and indicates that such accidents are more frequent among male farm workers in the 15-49-year age bracket, affecting mainly the lower limbs, and caused by snakes from genus Bothrops.
我们回顾了1901年至2000年发表的30项关于巴西蛇咬伤的研究，并得出结论：过去100年进行的流行病学分析所依据的变量，与维塔尔·巴西在其开创性报告中已经确定的变量相同，即易被蛇咬伤个体的特征、咬伤本身以及治疗情况。多年来，最初的流行病学概况也得以保持，这表明此类事故在15至49岁年龄段的男性农场工人中更为常见，主要影响下肢，且由矛头蝮属的蛇类造成。
