Thin Data Situation: Snake Bites Kill Much More People than Expected
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There are poisonous snakes in 170 countries around the world. Hundreds of people are bitten every day, many do not survive the attack. However, how many exactly this affects, researchers can only appreciate.
Poison snakes bite and kill far more people than official figures show. Affected are mainly regions in which many victims never reach a hospital. Another problem: the lack of antidote.
According to a new study, the danger of snakes is greatly underestimated.
There are at least 274,000 victims worldwide per year, according to new estimates. An international research team also believes that significantly higher figures are possible. Most of the victims are in Sub-Saharan Africa.
According to one study, the risk is so far greatly underestimated worldwide, and many sufferers do not receive medical attention.
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