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It's hard to find treatment for snakebites in Kenya. Thousands of people are dying every year

Esther Kangali felt a sharp pain while on her mother's farm in eastern Kenya. She looked down and saw a large snake coiling around her left leg. She screamed, and her mother came running.

Jun 20, 2024

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Mozambique had no data about snakebites. Our new study filled the gap and the results are scary

Every year between 20,000 and 32,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa die after being bitten by snakes. That's more than five times the number of deaths caused by hippos, crocodiles, elephants, lions and buffalo combined.

Oct 13, 2022

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