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Table 2 Yearly number of deaths caused by envenomation in Brazil, 2001-2012

From: Epidemiology of envenomations by terrestrial venomous animals in Brazil based on case reporting: from obvious facts to contingencies

Years

Unknown

Snake

Spider

Scorpion

Caterpillar

Bee

Total

2001

6

70

9

44

0

5

134

2002

3

114

2

58

0

15

192

2003

9

120

5

51

0

7

192

2004

4

114

5

42

4

9

178

2005

4

113

9

48

3

13

190

2006

2

76

9

28

0

13

128

2007

13

132

20

66

0

19

250

2008

17

122

22

88

4

11

264

2009

14

131

21

94

1

33

294

2010

12

132

17

67

2

30

260

2011

17

143

19

86

4

31

300

2012

10

127

16

97

2

30

282

Total

111

1,394

154

769

20

216

2,664

Mean ±95 % CI

9.25 ± 3.1

116.17 ± 12.5

12.83 ± 4

64,08 ± 12.9

1.7 ± 0.9

18 ± 5.8

222 ± 34.2

CFR (%)

0.18

0.43

0.06

0.16

0.06

0.33

0.22

  1. CFR: case fatality rate; 95 % CI: 95 % confidence interval