Epidemiology of snakebites in Colombia (2008-2016).

Objective: To describe the main epidemiological features of snakebites in Colombia during the period 2008 to 2016.

Methods: A retrospective (quantitative) descriptive analytical empirical study was carried out, based on the official databases of the Public Health Surveillance in the Integral Information System of the Social Protection (SISPRO) and the Surveillance System in Public Health (Sivigila) of the reported cases of snakebites in Colombia for that period.

Results: In total, 37 066 cases were reported, with annual incidences ranging from 7.

A generalized framework for estimating snakebite underreporting using statistical models: A study in Colombia.

Background: Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease affecting deprived populations, and its burden is underestimated in some regions where patients prefer using traditional medicine, case reporting systems are deficient, or health systems are inaccessible to at-risk populations. Thus, the development of strategies to optimize disease management is a major challenge. We propose a framework that can be used to estimate total snakebite incidence at a fine political scale.