Extractivism of palm tree fruits: A risky activity because of snakebites in the state of Acre, Western Brazilian Amazon

We present here the risk from snakebites because of palm extractivism in western Amazonia. The data were extracted from a cross-sectional sample study, from January 2016 to April 2018, at the Juruá Regional Hospital of Cruzeiro do Sul (Acre). There were 14 Bothrops incidents involving males, most of...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2019-01, Vol.52, p.e20180195-e20180195
Main Authors: Silva, Ageane Mota da, Sachett, Jacqueline, Monteiro, Wuelton Marcelo, Bernarde, Paulo Sérgio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bothrops
Epidemiology
Occupational hazard
Snakebite
TROPICAL MEDICINE
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Summary:We present here the risk from snakebites because of palm extractivism in western Amazonia. The data were extracted from a cross-sectional sample study, from January 2016 to April 2018, at the Juruá Regional Hospital of Cruzeiro do Sul (Acre). There were 14 Bothrops incidents involving males, most of them occurring during the harvesting of "açaí" (Euterpe precatoria). During the harvesting of "açaí," there is the risk of the presence of B. atrox on the ground near the palm tree, and of B. bilineatus at the top of the palm tree.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/0037-8682-0195-2018