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Global snakebite burden may be far higher than previously estimated

Fading3 outlets reported this in 4 reports over 2 days
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  1. Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)seen 28 Aug, 00:14URL changed

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Tue, 25 August 2026peak 3 reports on Tue, 25 August 2026Wed, 26 August 2026

What it is about

MenschenBetroffenePublic HealthSchlangenbissenOpferRegionenAnuradhani KasturuiratneDileepa EdiriweeraLiverpool School Of Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom

Who published it, and when

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Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)2 original reports
Der Spiegel (Germany)1 original report
news-medical.net1 original report
25 Aug, 18:00over 8 hours26 Aug, 02:24

How it spread - 4 original reports

  1. Tue, 25 August 2026

    3 reports
  2. Wed, 26 August 2026

    1 report
    • news-medical.net02:24

      Venomous snake bites can cause illness, disability and death in tropical and subtropical regions. A study published on August 25th in PLOS Medicine by Dileepa Ediriweera and Anuradhani Kasturuiratne at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK, and the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, and colleagues suggests that the incidence of snake envenoming and snakebite mortality is much higher than previously estimated.

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