Snakebite envenoming in Africa remains widely neglected and demands multidisciplinary attention

Philipp Berg (), Francois Theart, Marcel Driel, Esta L. Saaiman and Lise-Bethy Mavoungou
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Philipp Berg: Erongo Park
Francois Theart: Namibian Snakebite Interest Group
Marcel Driel: Snake Safety Zambia
Esta L. Saaiman: Namibian Snakebite Interest Group
Lise-Bethy Mavoungou: Institut National de Recherche en Sciences Exactes et Naturelles (IRSEN)

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-4

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.

Date: 2024
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