The victims of snakebites in poor rural communities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America are often young individuals who are earning a wage and have a considerable remaining life expectancy. (sciencedaily.com)
And in poor, rural areas of Asia, Africa and South America, most deaths from snakebites go unreported. (scientificamerican.com)
Researchers at LSTM's Alistair Reid Venom Research Unit are looking at treatment for snakebite in a completely different way and have shown that it is possible to treat the bite from one snake with antivenom produced from a completely different species that causes the same pathology in humans. (sciencedaily.com)