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British Medical Bulletin 49:423-439 (1993)
© 1993 The British Council

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Venomous bites and stings

D A Warrell and P J Fenner

Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Dept Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, UK
Ambrose Medical Group North Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Abstract

Travellers to tropical countries are often extremely concerned about the risk of bites and stings by venomous animals. This fear prompts many enquiries, usually at the last moment before departure, about the possibility of carrying first aid kits and antivenoms. In fact, these accidents are extremely rare because most travellers wear shoes and are far less exposed to venomous animals than indigenous peoples for whom bites and stings may be Important causes of death or morbidity.


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