One person dies from snake bite every 4-6 minutes worldwide: WHO ...Middle East

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that one person dies from a snake bite every 4 to 6 minutes around the world, and more than a third of the victims are under the age of 20, mostly agricultural workers and children, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.The greatest public health impact of snake bites occurs in low- and middle-income countries in tropical and subtropical environments. Mostly in Asia, Africa and Latin America, said Dr David Williams, Technical Officer (antivenoms) in the Regulation and Prequalification Department at the WHO, in a press conference held today in Geneva to mark World Snakebite Awareness Day, which falls on September 19 each year.He explained that an

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