WHO unveils plan to tackle global snakebite 'emergency'

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WHO unveils plan to tackle global snakebite 'emergency' eNCA

Snake venom can cause paralysis that stops breathing, bleeding disorders that can lead to fatal haemorrhage, irreversible kidney failure and tissue damage that can cause permanent disability and limb loss.

Production of life-saving antivenoms has been abandoned by a number of companies since the 1980s, and availability of effective and safe products is disastrously low in Africa especially, with a similar crisis also looming in Asia.

 

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Do we really need the snakes in this world?

Snakes bites are becoming problematic, I know of some young man that was killed by black recently. Something must be done urgently

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