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Global mortality of snakebite envenoming between 1990 and 2019

Nature Communications, 2022
Snakebite envenoming is a leading cause of mortality among neglected tropical diseases. Here, the authors analyze a global data repository and estimate that snakebite envenoming caused over 63,000 deaths in 2019, primarily concentrated in South Asia and ...
GBD 2019 Snakebite Envenomation Collaborators
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Snakebite epidemiology, outcomes and multi-cluster risk modelling in Eswatini.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundHalving snakebite morbidity and mortality by 2030 requires countries to develop both prevention and treatment strategies. The paucity of data on the global incidence and severity of snakebite envenoming causes challenges in prioritizing and ...
Sara Padidar, Ara Monadjem, Thea Litschka-Koen, Brent Thomas, Nondusimo Shongwe, Clare Baker, Lindelwa Mmema, Trevor Sithole, James Murray, Nicholas R Casewell, Jonathan Pons, David G Lalloo, Robert A Harrison, Ymkje Stienstra, Wisdom M Dlamini   +14 more
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Identifying high snakebite risk area under climate change for community education and antivenom distribution

Scientific Reports, 2023
Snakebite is one of the largest risks from wildlife, however little is known about venomous snake distribution, spatial variation in snakebite risk, potential changes in snakebite risk pattern due to climate change, and vulnerable human population.
Masoud Yousefi, Saeed Hosseinian Yousefkhani, Marc Grünig, Anooshe Kafash, Mahdi Rajabizadeh, Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani   +5 more
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Estimating economic and disease burden of snakebite in ASEAN countries using a decision analytic model

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
Background Understanding the burden of snakebite is crucial for developing evidence-informed strategies to pursue the goal set by the World Health Organization to halve morbidity and mortality of snakebite by 2030.
Chanthawat Patikorn, Jörg Blessmann, Myat Thet Nwe, Patrick Joseph G. Tiglao, Taksa Vasaruchapong, Tri Maharani, Uyen Vy Doan, Syafiq Asnawi Zainal Abidin, Ahmad Khaldun Ismail, Iekhsan Othman, Suthira Taychakhoonavudh, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk   +11 more
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A therapeutic combination of two small molecule toxin inhibitors provides broad preclinical efficacy against viper snakebite

Nature Communications, 2020
Snakebite is a life-threatening neglected tropical disease that is currently treated using different antibody-based antivenoms, each effective against bites of specific snake species, but not others. Here, the authors show that a combination of two toxin-
Laura-Oana Albulescu, Chunfang Xie, Stuart Ainsworth, Jaffer Alsolaiss, Edouard Crittenden, Charlotte A. Dawson, Rowan Softley, Keirah E. Bartlett, Robert A. Harrison, Jeroen Kool, Nicholas R. Casewell   +10 more
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Analysis of News Media-Reported Snakebite Envenoming in Nepal during 2010-2022.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundSnakebite envenoming is a well-known medical emergency in the Terai of Nepal in particular. However, there is an epidemiological knowledge gap. The news media data available online provide substantial information on envenomings.
Deb P Pandey, Narayan B Thapa
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Long-term health effects perceived by snakebite patients in rural Sri Lanka: A cohort study.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
The acute effects of snakebite are often emphasized, with less information on long-term effects. We aimed to describe the long-term health effects perceived by patients followed up after confirmed snakebites.
Subodha Waiddyanatha, Anjana Silva, Kosala Weerakoon, Sisira Siribaddana, Geoffrey K Isbister   +4 more
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The Epidemiology of Snakebite in Bhutan: A Retrospective Study. [PDF]

Public Health Chall
This study reports 371 cases of snakebites in 4 years (2018–2021) from 45 Bhutanese hospitals. Snakebite is a neglected public health problem with no consistent recording and reporting system, no national treatment guidelines and no public health program activities in Bhutan.
Tshokey T, Jamtsho R, Rinchen S.
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Managing snakebite

BMJ, 2022
• Bites from venomous snakes can result in bleeding, paralysis, long term disability, and death • Immobilise the bitten limb when transporting the patient to a medical facility; the universal use of pressure immobilisation is controversial, and ...
Ralph, Ravikar, Faiz, Mohammad Abul, Sharma, Sanjib Kumar, Ribeiro, Isabela, Chappuis, François   +4 more
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One Bite, Two Severe Envenomations Despite Antivenom Therapy: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT This case report describes a 12‐year‐old child who was bitten by a cobra and developed two distinct systemic neurotoxic episodes, 19 h apart, along with severe local envenoming, despite receiving appropriate treatment with antivenom and making a full recovery.
Shukla R, Shrestha P, Khanal B, Paudyal S, Regmi B.   +4 more
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