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. 2020 Aug 20;14(8):e0008374.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008374. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Challenges and prospects of snake antivenom supply in sub-Saharan Africa

Abdulrazaq G Habib  1   2   3   4 , Baba M Musa  1   4 , Garba Iliyasu  1   2   3   4 , Muhammad Hamza  2   3 , Andreas Kuznik  5 , Jean-Philippe Chippaux  6   7
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Challenges and prospects of snake antivenom supply in sub-Saharan Africa

Abdulrazaq G Habib et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. Contribution to costs of snake bite care based on varied antivenom prices.
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