Abstract
In 2017 the World Health Organization (WHO) reintroduced ophidian accidents into the list of neglected tropical diseases. This decision was based on the fact that annually more than 100,000 people die and more than 400,000 surviving remain with permanent sequelae. In Brazil, in 2017, the SINAN received 224,590 notifications of accidents involving venomous animals with 439 deaths. Of these…