The epidemiological behaviour of ophidian accidents in the Department of Caquetá, Colombia (2015–2019)
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snake bite accident, epidemiology, snakes, public healthAbstract
The ophidian accident is defined as a tissue injury caused by snake bite, becoming a public health problem at departmental, national and global level, denoting a close relationship with agricultural activity. The objective is to analyze ophidian accidents in humans between the periods from 2015 to 2019 in the department of Caquetá to strengthen the exercises that promote prevention in ophidian accidents justified in the epidemiological characteristics belonging to the region. A descriptive and retrospective study was conducted by analyzing the information collected on ophidian accidents in the databases of the Public Health System (SIVIGILA) and the Secretary of Health of the Department of Caquetá in the periods from 2015 to 2019. There were 1289 cases of ophidian accidents, prevailing male sex 74.6%, with higher incidence in the ages of 21-40 years 39.9%, in agricultural activities 53.7%. The Bothrops genus is the one that produces the highest number of ophidian accidents with 73.8%. This study has identified the epidemiological status of ophidian accidents in the department of Caquetá.
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