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. 2017 Aug 3;59:e52. doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946201759052

Table 2. Severity and progression of snakebite cases in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, acording to the snake genus, from 2007 to 2014.

  Snake genus

Bothrops Crotalus Micrurus Lachesis Non-venomous snakes Unknown

n % n % n % n % n % n %
Severity                        
Mild 760 50.4 84 45.4 21 40.4 4 66.7 658 97.8 403 67.6
Moderate 468 31.1 71 38.4 11 21.2 1 16.7 8 1.2 59 9.9
Severe 61 4 11 5.9 13 25 1 16.7 1 0.1 10 1.7
Unknown 218 14.5 19 10.3 7 13.5 0 0 6 0.9 124 20.8
Progression                        
Cure 1,178 78.2 146 78.9 43 82.7 5 83.3 638 94.8 461 77.3
Death 11 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.3
Unknown 318 21.1 39 21.1 9 17.3 1 16.7 35 5.2 133 22.3
Total 1507 100 185 100 52 100 6 100 673 100 596 100