01876nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653002500058100001800083700001500101700001400116700001200130245009200142856015300234300001100387490000900398520126100407022001401668       2021                            d  bElsevier BV10aSnakebite envenoming1 aGutiérrez JM1 aMaduwage K1 aIliyasu G1 aHabib A00aSnakebite envenoming in different national contexts: Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, and Nigeria  uhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590171021000023/pdfft?md5=a846a9efb6671fb79563d6e67b08fe8c&pid=1-s2.0-S2590171021000023-main.pdf  a1000660 v9-103 aSnakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that predominantly affects impoverished rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The global efforts to reduce the impact of this disease must consider the local national contexts and, therefore, comparative studies on envenomings in different countries are necessary to identify strengths, weaknesses and needs. This work presents a comparative analysis of snakebite envenomings in Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, and Nigeria. The comparison included the following aspects: (a) burden of envenomings, (b) historical background of national efforts to confront envenomings, (c) national health systems, (d) antivenom availability and accessibility including local production, (e) training of physicians and nurses in the diagnosis and management of envenomings, (f) prevention campaigns and community-based work, (g) scientific and technological platforms in these topics, and (h) international cooperation programs. Strengths and weaknesses were identified in the three contexts and several urgent tasks to improve the management of this disease in these countries are highlighted. This comparative analysis could be of benefit for similar studies in other national and regional contexts.  a2590-1710