Circumstances of the bite and baseline characteristics of victims of snakebite in southern Nepal between April 2010 and October 2012 (n = 194).

<p>Circumstances of the bite and baseline characteristics of victims of snakebite in southern Nepal between April 2010 and October 2012 (n = 194).</p

Flow diagram showing numbers of individuals screened and included in each study centre.

<p>Between 01/04/2010 and the 31/10/2012, 749 victims of snakebite were included in the study and the snake species responsible for the bite could be ascertained in 194 cases.</p

Clinical features on admission of victims of snakebite in southern Nepal between April 2010 and October 2012 (n=194).

<p>Initial assessment of snakebite victims included vital signs, patients’ complaints and standardized evaluation of envenoming signs.</p

Factors associated with a positive PCR among 565 snake bite victims.

<p>Unadjusted Risk Ratio (RR) and their 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI) were calculated with respect to the baseline category, i.e., absence of the risk factor (RR = 1).</p

List of species responsible for snakebite in southern Nepal between April 2010 and October 2012 (n = 194).

<p>Species were identified either by morphological examination of preserved specimen or through PCR and DNA sequencing performed using bite-site swabs.</p