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DOI	10.1016/j.toxicon.2021.08.021
	Ethnozoology of snakebite victims in a risk area in Northeast Brazil
	Bezerra da Costa, Mikaelle Kaline; da Nobrega Alves, Romulo Romeu; Navoni, Julio Alejandro; Xavier Freire, Eliza Maria
通讯作者	Freire, EMX (corresponding author), Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Curso Doutorado Dev & Meio Ambiente, BR-59078970 Natal, RN, Brazil.
来源期刊	TOXICON
ISSN	0041-0101
EISSN	1879-3150
出版年	2021
卷号	201 页码:155-163
英文摘要	This study had the objectives to describe and analyze the perceptions and attitudes of snakebite victims in the semi-arid region of Northeast Brazil. A semi-structured questionnaire was applied as snakebite victims to identify the characteristics of the accident, their daily life, as well as positive and negative attitudes towards snake conservation and knowledge about species. Information about the possible uses of traditional treatment, allopathic care characteristics along with the symptoms and sequelae resulting from the accident were also recorded. The results obtained revealed that accidents mostly occurred during the development of their daily activities (i.e. during agricultural activities, in hunting activities in the mountains, in caring for farm animals, etc); most accidents are associated with Caatinga lancehead (Jararaca; Bothrops erythromelas); the bites usually affect the limbs, 75% (n = 46) feet, and the victims resort to medical assistance for specific treatment, although some seek this service after using or ingesting medicinal or popular/home-made therapeutic resources. The most relevant characteristics detected in these accidents were the strong influence of myths about traditional treatment (20%, n = 12) and the knowledge about identifying common snake species in the region (66%, n = 40). No perception was detected about the importance of these animals, but there were negative attitudes when finding a snake, fear/panic (34%, n = 21); kill the snake (23%, n = 14), thus constituting facts which may be related to the deficiency in the education level of this population which is interfering in environmental and public health issues. Work on improving the knowledge and local perception could subsidize actions and policies aimed to prevent accidents, demystify snakes and contribute to the conservation of the species.
英文关键词	Ethnozoology Ophidic accidents Public health
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000704001200010
WOS关键词	BOTHROPS ; REPTILES ; CONSERVATION ; PARAIBA
WOS类目	Pharmacology & Pharmacy ; Toxicology
WOS研究方向	Pharmacology & Pharmacy ; Toxicology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/364798
作者单位	[Bezerra da Costa, Mikaelle Kaline; Navoni, Julio Alejandro] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Curso Doutorado Dev & Meio Ambiente, BR-59078970 Natal, RN, Brazil; [da Nobrega Alves, Romulo Romeu] Univ Estadual Paraiba, Dept Biol, Av Baraunas 351,Campus Univ, BR-58109753 Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil; [Navoni, Julio Alejandro] Inst Fed Educ Ciencia & Tecnol Rio Grande Norte, Programa Posgrad Uso Sustentovel Recursos Nat, BR-59000000 Natal, RN, Brazil; [Xavier Freire, Eliza Maria] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Dept Bot & Zool, Campus Univ, BR-59078970 Natal, RN, Brazil
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bezerra da Costa, Mikaelle Kaline,da Nobrega Alves, Romulo Romeu,Navoni, Julio Alejandro,et al. Ethnozoology of snakebite victims in a risk area in Northeast Brazil[J],2021,201:155-163.
APA	Bezerra da Costa, Mikaelle Kaline,da Nobrega Alves, Romulo Romeu,Navoni, Julio Alejandro,&Xavier Freire, Eliza Maria.(2021).Ethnozoology of snakebite victims in a risk area in Northeast Brazil.TOXICON,201,155-163.
MLA	Bezerra da Costa, Mikaelle Kaline,et al."Ethnozoology of snakebite victims in a risk area in Northeast Brazil".TOXICON 201(2021):155-163.