UK university academic is lending expertise to cut India’s snakebite deaths

With 50,000 deaths per year from snakebites, India has the world's highest burden

India needs specific anti-venom for snakebites in different regions

Snakebite, which is a neglected public health concern, causes nearly 50,000 deaths in India every year

Snakebite: a public health problem you don’t hear of

Call to end neglected tropical diseases brings this major public health problem into focus

Bites by exotic snakes rising in UK, as more people keep them as part of their occupation or hobby

Such bites are a challenge to healthcare professionals in the country, says a new study

Snakes can hear sound and react to it — this may help prevent snakebites

Researchers studied 19 snakes across five genera; find different snakes react differently to what they hear

Odisha carries a huge burden of snakebite deaths — but it is avoidable

Right education, access to antivenoms and effective governance need of the hour

Snakebite: Researchers purify commercial Indian antivenoms, find them more potent

Snakebites are classified as a ‘neglected tropical disease’ by the World Health Organization

Recent study on kraits shows great lacunae on snake venom research in India

There is very little knowledge about the complexities of snake venom in the country, even among scientists, which affects the treatment of snakebites

Global Eco Watch: 1.2 million Indians died of snake bites in last 20 years

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Snakebites in rural India: A slow suppuration

Most people in rural areas die from snakebites during the monsoon season; a quarter of these are children less than 15 years of age