CROSS-SECTIONAL ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF PLANTS USED BY TRADITIONAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS FOR SNAKEBITE CASE MANAGEMENT IN TWO REGIONS OF BURKINA FASO

Cross-sectional ethnobotanical survey of plants used by traditional health practitioners for snakebite case management in two regions of Burkina Faso

Background: Ophidian envenomation is a public health problem mainly in sub-Saharan African countries.The high cost of antivenom and/or its frequent unavailability in primary health care centres forces most snakebite victims to consult traditional healers for medicinal plants as a first-line treatment.Purpose: This study aimed to identify medicinal

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