Epidemiology of Snake Bite in North Malaya
- 13 April 1963
- Vol. 1 (5336) , 992-997
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.5336.992
Abstract
A retrospective epidemiological study of 1,159 patients bitten during a 3-year period in north-west Malaya confirms that snake bite is a rural and occupational hazard. The pit viper Ancistrodon rhodostoma (Boie) causes 85% of the bites in north-west Malaya, where snake bite is a serious medical problem. In 824 of the 1,159 cases the snake was reliably identified as a potentially lethal viper, cobra, or sea-snake. Yet 53% of these 824 victims escaped with slight or no poisoning. Poisonous snake bite is not synonymous with snake-bite poisoning.Keywords
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