Biting back

By Nina Notman2019-06-13T11:20:00

A cartoon showing two snakes chatting about snakebite research while each holding a newspaper

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Snakebites are inevitable, the resulting deaths and disabilities need not be

There are between 81,410 and 137,880 deaths and around three times as many amputations and other permanent disabilities from snakebites each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has calculated.

The reason behind these shocking statistics isn’t the bites themselves. It’s poor healthcare in the aftermath.

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