Table 1 Yearly number of envenomations by terrestrial venomous animals in Brazil, 2001-2012

2001

2,512

18,743

10,785

18,230

528

2,084

52,354

2002

2,543

23,777

13,047

22,867

821

2,536

64,770

2003

2,261

26,870

15,999

24,593

1,141

3,018

72,741

2004

2,990

27,671

18,170

30,298

1,759

3,849

82,978

2005

2,988

28,655

19,525

36,041

2,254

4,454

91,663

2006

2,751

28,901

19,299

37,697

2,215

4,827

93,475

2007

6,351

26,573

22,772

37,368

3,290

5,370

101,724

2008

6,540

27,685

21,559

40,283

4,081

5,884

106,032

2009

7,916

29,638

24,459

50,239

4,240

7,122

123,614

2010

7,951

29,662

24,719

51,754

3,414

7,372

124,872

2011

8,931

30,226

26,377

59,430

3,843

9,632

138,439

2012

9,389

28,080

24,942

63,619

3,840

10,135

140,005

Total

63,123

326,481

241,653

472,419

22,708

66,283

1,192,667

Mean ±95 % CI

5,260.3 ± 1,602

27,206.8 ± 1,798.5

20,137.8 ± 2,805.5

39,368.3 ± 8,182.3

2,618.8 ± 756.4

5,523.6 ± 1,484.6

99,388.9 ± 16,134.6