Website hopes to cut deaths by snakes
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May 5, 2010, Wednesday
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THE World Health Organization launched a Website yesterday it hopes will help cut the estimated 100,000 deaths caused annually by snake poison.
The site contains a database of approved antivenoms to treat the 2.5 million people who suffer venomous bites each year, the United Nations health agency said.
Antivenoms can prevent disability or death, but WHO says many are inappropriate and have led to a loss of confidence among doctors and patients, especially in tropical and subtropical countries.
"The regions that are most in need are Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia," said Ana Padilla, a snake venom expert at WHO.
Most Sub-Saharan African countries lack the necessary labs to identify snake poisons and to produce sufficient amounts of antivenom, Padilla said.
The site contains a database of approved antivenoms to treat the 2.5 million people who suffer venomous bites each year, the United Nations health agency said.
Antivenoms can prevent disability or death, but WHO says many are inappropriate and have led to a loss of confidence among doctors and patients, especially in tropical and subtropical countries.
"The regions that are most in need are Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia," said Ana Padilla, a snake venom expert at WHO.
Most Sub-Saharan African countries lack the necessary labs to identify snake poisons and to produce sufficient amounts of antivenom, Padilla said.
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