Snakebites and Scorpion Stings in the Brazilian Amazon: Identifying Research Priorities for a Largely Neglected Problem
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1 Instituto Butantan, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 2 Departamento de Ensino e Pesquisa, Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil, 3 Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil, 4 Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil, 5 Centro de Pesquisas Leônidas & Maria Deane (FIOCRUZ), Manaus, Brazil
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