Jamaiah I, Rohela M, Roshalina R, Undan R C
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2004 Dec;35(4):962-5.
The records of 284 snake bite cases presenting to the Kangar District Hospital, Perlis, west Malaysia, from January 1999 till December 2000 were carefully reviewed. Data on prevalence and types of snake bites, were recorded. The majority of the cases were among Malays (60.2%), followed by Chinese (16.9%), Indians (13%), and others which include Thai nationals, army personnel from Sabah and Sarawak, and foreign tourists (9.8%). A higher incidence was found in males (60.2%) and most cases were seen in the age group of 10-19 years (33%). Snake bites were more common between 2 PM and 9 PM (47.6%) and from 7 AM to 2 PM (33.4%). The snakes were positively identified in 68 cases, of which 50 were common cobras (Naja naja) (73%), 16 were Malayan pit vipers (Agkistrodon rhodostoma) (24%) and two were sea-snakes (3%).
对1999年1月至2000年12月期间在马来西亚西部玻璃市州瓜拉市医院就诊的284例蛇咬伤病例记录进行了仔细审查。记录了蛇咬伤的患病率和类型数据。大多数病例为马来人（60.2%），其次是华人（16.9%）、印度人（13%），其他包括泰国国民、来自沙巴和砂拉越的军人以及外国游客（9.8%）。男性发病率较高（60.2%），大多数病例出现在10 - 19岁年龄组（33%）。蛇咬伤在下午2点至晚上9点之间更为常见（47.6%），以及上午7点至下午2点（33.4%）。68例病例中蛇种得到明确鉴定，其中50例为眼镜蛇（眼镜蛇属）（73%），16例为马来亚蝮蛇（红口蝮）（24%），2例为海蛇（3%）。
