The entity is defined by Brazil's SINAN as a notifiable injury event involving harm caused by venomous animals, serving as a surveillance concept rather than a clinical diagnosis [1].
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Other Evidence-backed information EN 4/6 applicable sections · ZH 6/6 applicable sections Updated Oct 23, 2026
Accident caused by venomous animals is a surveillance entity recorded in Brazil's SINAN system for notifiable health events [1]. It represents injuries resulting from encounters with venomous animals within the national notification framework [1].
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What can be stated from the metadata is that the topic has been treated in scholarly publications in 2017 and 2023 within the book series “Dermatology in Public Health Environments” [2][3].
The evidence provided supports only that injury occurs through contact with venomous animals, but it does not specify the route, exposure circumstances, or whether envenomation occurs by bite, sting, or other mechanism [2][3].
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In surveillance terms, this should be read as a broad injury category coded to ICD-10 T63 within SINAN rather than as a narrowly defined infectious disease entity [2][3].
- 1 Brazil Ministry of Health SINAN. SINAN registry entity: Accident caused by venomous animals [Internet]. cited 23 Oct 2026. Available from: https://www.gov.br/saude/pt-br/composicao/svsa/sistemas-de-informacao/sinan
- 2 Skin Lesions Caused by Venomous Animals. Dermatology in Public Health Environments. 2023. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-13505-7_35. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13505-7_35
- 3 Skin Lesions Caused by Venomous Animals. Dermatology in Public Health Environments. 2017. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-33919-1_30. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33919-1_30
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