Snakebite envenoming in Africa remains widely neglected and demands multidisciplinary attention.

Berg, Philipp; Theart, Francois; van Driel, Marcel; Saaiman, Esta L; Mavoungou, Lise-Bethy · Nat Commun · 2024

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Abstract

Snakebite envenoming can cause morbidity, permanent disability or death but treatment and prevention thereof remains highly inadequate in Africa. Overcoming structural and financial barriers that impede existing initiatives to improve medical management and mitigate human-snake conflict is urgently needed.