Snakebite Prevention Video | Nepal | Rohit Giri | @minutestodiedocumentary737

Snakebite is amongst the foremost neglected tropical diseases (NTD) plaguing the world today. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates over 2.7 million annual cases of clinical illness following snake envenomation, with over 500,000 of those resulting in death or permanent disabilities. The impact of snakebite, however, is grossly underestimated. Since the majority of bite victims in Southeast Asia and Africa belong to rural subsistence farming families that fall below the poverty line, and the snakebite results in severe socio economic repercussions in developing nations. Moreover, the majority of envenomated individuals are the primary breadwinners of their families and, thus, snakebites potentially cripple entire families. Nepal is also one of the major countries for snakebites, where in Nepal, WHO estimates that 20’000 people are bitten by snakes each year, resulting in over 1000 deaths. Nevertheless, existing epidemiological data remain fragmented, and several studies suggest that the true burden of snakebite is much higher. In Nepal, a polyvalent antivenom (which is imported from India is used), the only scientifically proven antidote to the toxic effects of snakebite, is produced against the ‘big four’ snake species, namely, the spectacled cobra (Naja naja), the common krait (Bungarus caeruleus), Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii), and the saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus). Given their fairly large distribution across the Indian subcontinent, these snakes are responsible for a majority snakebites across the region. The currently available antivenom in Nepal is imported from India and is polyvalent and which is not much effective, and Nepal is also home to many other snake species, including various species of cobras, kraits, and pit vipers, which are capable of delivering clinically severe envenomations. Unfortunately, however, a specific antivenom against these snakes is not produced.

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