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Supreme Court seeks responses from Centre, states on petition to address snakebite treatment crisis
1 week, 4 days ago

Supreme Court seeks responses from Centre, states on petition to address snakebite treatment crisis

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Union of India and all the states and Union Territories and sought their detailed responses on hearing a petition filed by lawyer, Shailendra Mani Tripathi, seeking a direction to make available poly-venom and snakebites treatment at PHCs, CHCs and district hospitals along with all the govt. The plea urged the …

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TG Urged to Implement Snakebites Notification System
3 weeks, 4 days ago

TG Urged to Implement Snakebites Notification System

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The Union health ministry has declared snakebite cases and deaths as notifiable under public health regulations. The inclusion of private healthcare providers addresses long-standing gaps in public health surveillance. India accounts for a high number of global deaths caused by snakebites, with fragmented data systems making it difficult to gauge the true scale of the issue. Meanwhile, the state health …

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Joondalup Health Campus independent review finds responses to parental concerns were inadequate
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Joondalup Health Campus independent review finds responses to parental concerns were inadequate

ABC  

A Perth hospital has promised to improve its paediatric emergency services following an investigation into the death of a toddler and the misdiagnosis of a girl who was bitten by a deadly snake. An independent review of the two cases found there was inadequate communication with parents, who described feeling "disempowered" in the decision-making around their child's diagnosis and care. …

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Missing photographer was 'lucky to be alive' when rescuers found her bitten by a snake and wandering 'dazed' in the wilderness two weeks after she vanished in the mountains - as cops deliver chilling
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Missing photographer was 'lucky to be alive' when rescuers found her bitten by a snake and wandering 'dazed' in the wilderness two weeks after she vanished in the mountains - as cops deliver chilling

Daily Mail  

A woman found 12 days after she vanished in the NSW Snowy Mountains was 'dazed' and 'lucky to be alive', say police, who warned others not to go hiking without telling authorities. Lovisa 'Kiki' Sjoberg, 48, was found at 4.50pm on Sunday at a remote fire trail in Kosciuszko National Park suffering snakebite, an injured ankle and extreme dehydration. Lovisa …

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CM surveys Odisha flood damage, stresses on prompt relief
3 months ago

CM surveys Odisha flood damage, stresses on prompt relief

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday made an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas in Balasore and directed the district administration to reach out to the affected people promptly and expedite rescue and relief operations. He also reviewed the situation in presence of Health and Family Welfare minister Mukesh Mahaling, Balasore MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi, government chief whip …

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Indian man finds ‘silent killer’ Common Krait lurking under sewing machine. Watch
3 months, 1 week ago

Indian man finds ‘silent killer’ Common Krait lurking under sewing machine. Watch

Hindustan Times  

In a spine-chilling video shared on Instagram, a dangerous encounter with a deadly Common Krait has left viewers horrified. The clip, which has garnered over seven million views, shows a deadly Common Krait stuck to a sewing machine inside a home. An Instagram video of a Common Krait stuck to a sewing machine went viral, highlighting the deadly serpent's nocturnal …

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How delayed healthcare harms snakebite victims in North Bihar
3 months, 1 week ago

How delayed healthcare harms snakebite victims in North Bihar

The Hindu  

On an early muggy monsoon morning in August, Suman Devi, 30, heard a loud scream. “I rushed to call my relative from an adjacent house,” she says, heavily, at her home in Dubwalia village, Phulwaria block in Gopalganj district of north Bihar. In March this year, Babita Devi, from Pakri-Dumri village in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district lost her husband, Tunnu Manjhi, …

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Three sisters die in snakebite in Odisha, father critical
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Three sisters die in snakebite in Odisha, father critical

The Hindu  

Three minor sisters from a family died following a snakebite incident, while their father remained in critical condition after being rushed to the hospital in Odisha’s Boudh district. While Salendra Mallick’s family was sleeping on the floor, a snake – or possibly more than one – slithered into their home. In the middle of the night, Mr. Salendra and his …

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Snakebite continues to be a deadly problem in India
4 months ago

Snakebite continues to be a deadly problem in India

The Hindu  

“Around 58,000 people are estimated to be dying of snakebite in India, and probably three times that number suffer snake bite morbidity,” says Kartik Sunagar, an associate professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, who heads the Evolutionary Venomics Lab at the Centre for Ecological Sciences. “It is not the politicians and popular sports persons that are getting bitten …

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KTR urges govt. to take steps to prevent death of students in residential schools, hostels
4 months, 1 week ago

KTR urges govt. to take steps to prevent death of students in residential schools, hostels

The Hindu  

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi leadership has announced constitution of a committee led by former IPS officer R.S. Speaking later, he said the incidents such as Anirudh’s death were painful and about 36 students studying in residential schools and welfare hostels had died during the last eight months due to different reasons such as food poisoning, suspicious reasons and snakebites. The …

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1 dead, 2 ill in Gurukul, snakebite suspected
4 months, 2 weeks ago

1 dead, 2 ill in Gurukul, snakebite suspected

Deccan Chronicle  

One student died and two others were hospitalised reportedly after they were bitten by a snake at the Peddapur Gurukul Residential School and Junior College in Metpally mandal of Jagtial district.This is the second death of a student in the school in a fortnight. Earlier, three students had suffered from snakebite, out of whom one had died while two others …

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Telangana: 1 Inmate of Jagtial Gurukul School Dies, 2 Hospitalised
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: 1 Inmate of Jagtial Gurukul School Dies, 2 Hospitalised

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: One student of Peddapur Telangana Gurukul Residential School in Metpally mandal of Jagtial district died of illness while two others were bitten by a snake Friday morning. The school staff rushed to the hostel and tried to help Aditya suspecting that he suffered from fits as his hands and legs had cramped. The school staff immediately shifted them to …

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Priyank Kharge directs Kalaburagi administration to ensure adequate stock of seeds, fertilizers
6 months ago

Priyank Kharge directs Kalaburagi administration to ensure adequate stock of seeds, fertilizers

The Hindu  

With the district recording above-normal rainfall this Kharif season, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Kalaburagi district in-charge Priyank Kharge directed the Agriculture Department to take precautionary measures and maintain adequate stock of seeds and fertilizers and also take measures to prevent crop damage in anticipation of heavy rain this year. Recalling the huge crop loss due to …

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Thousands die from snakebites every year in Kenya, where treatment is hard to find
6 months ago

Thousands die from snakebites every year in Kenya, where treatment is hard to find

LA Times  

A herpetologist milks the venom out of a snake at Kenya Snakebite Research and Intervention Center in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 5. Overall in Kenya, about 4,000 snakebite victims die every year while 7,000 others experience paralysis or other health complications, according to the local Institute of Primate Research. “We are causing adverse effects on their habitats like forest destruction, …

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It’s hard to find treatment for snakebites in Kenya. Thousands of people are dying every year
6 months ago

It’s hard to find treatment for snakebites in Kenya. Thousands of people are dying every year

Associated Press  

MWINGI, Kenya — Esther Kangali felt a sharp pain while on her mother’s farm in eastern Kenya. Overall in Kenya, about 4,000 snakebite victims die every year while 7,000 others experience paralysis or other health complications, according to the local Institute of Primate Research. “We are causing adverse effects on their habitats like forest destruction, and eventually we are having …

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Mother breaks into hospital morgue, takes daughter's body
9 months, 1 week ago

Mother breaks into hospital morgue, takes daughter's body

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Apparently struck by superstition, a woman allegedly “stole” the body of her daughter from the mortuary of a hospital and went home with hope that she would regain her life after 21 days. According to the hospital authorities, the woman broke open the lock of the mortuary and took away the body of her daughter who died of snakebite. …

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IISc scientists create synthetic antibody to neutralise lethal snakebite toxin
10 months ago

IISc scientists create synthetic antibody to neutralise lethal snakebite toxin

Hindustan Times  

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science have developed a synthetic human antibody that can neutralise a potent neurotoxin produced by the Elapidae family of highly toxic snakes, which includes the cobra, king cobra, krait and black mamba. Research has shown that less than 10% of a vial of antivenom actually contains antibodies that are targeted towards snake venom toxins.” …

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Snakebite cases and deaths now notifiable in Karnataka
10 months ago

Snakebite cases and deaths now notifiable in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Following a huge gap between the number of snakebite envenoming and deaths reported from direct surveys and in official data, Karnataka has now made snakebite deaths and cases notifiable under the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020. Following this, the State Health Department has directed all hospitals and medical colleges including private facilities to mandatorily enter all snakebite cases and deaths …

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Peter Wright apologises to Chris Dobey after slamming the Masters as a 'Mickey Mouse' event in interview claiming it was between the pair for a Premier League slot
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Peter Wright apologises to Chris Dobey after slamming the Masters as a 'Mickey Mouse' event in interview claiming it was between the pair for a Premier League slot

Daily Mail  

Some believe that it was between Wright and Dobey for a Premier League slot Peter 'Snakebite' Wright has apologised to Chris Dobey after a war of words Peter Wright has apologised to Chris Dobey after a war of words which saw 'Snakebite' describe the Masters as a 'Mickey Mouse' event. Peter 'Snakebite' Wright has apologised for his attack on Chris …

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Orissa HC directs doctors to write post-mortem reports, prescriptions in capital letters or in legible handwriting
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Orissa HC directs doctors to write post-mortem reports, prescriptions in capital letters or in legible handwriting

The Hindu  

The Orissa High Court has ordered the State government to issue a directive to all doctors to write post-mortem reports and prescriptions in capital letters or in legible handwriting. “In many cases, the casual approach of most of doctors while writing the post-mortem report is affecting the comprehension of medico-legal documents badly, and the judicial system finds it very difficult …

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K’taka MLC brother-in-law murder: Prime suspect’s wife, kin held from Tamil Nadu
1 year ago

K’taka MLC brother-in-law murder: Prime suspect’s wife, kin held from Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Two more people have been arrested from Tamil Nadu in connection with the murder of Karnataka MLC CP Yogeshwar’s brother-in-law P Mahadevaiah, police said on Sunday, a day after the prime suspect, Murugesh, was taken into custody. Police said the prime accused Murugesh has been arrested and produced before JMFC court in Ramanagara on Saturday, which remanded him to …

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Cyclone Michaung | Preparing for health emergencies after flooding
1 year ago

Cyclone Michaung | Preparing for health emergencies after flooding

The Hindu  

The Indian monsoon brings with it cyclones and flooding. Cyclone Michaung that swept through the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh earlier this week left thousands marooned for several days. Tamil Nadu’s Director of Public Health issued a pre-emptive four-page instruction to health officials across the State to prepare for the emergency. | Cyclone Michaung The World Health …

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Odisha man arrested for killing wife, 2-year-old daughter with cobra
1 year, 1 month ago

Odisha man arrested for killing wife, 2-year-old daughter with cobra

Hindustan Times  

A man in Odisha’s Ganjam district got his wife and 2-year-old daughter stung by a venomous cobra over domestic strife last month resulting in their death, police said on Thursday. Police said they checked the call details of the accused and found that he had multiple conversations with snake charmers before the incident. K Ganesh Patra, 25, was arrested by …

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75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, cautions Union Health Secretary
1 year, 2 months ago

75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, cautions Union Health Secretary

The Hindu  

Limited knowledge and skill to identify zoonotic diseases, coupled with limited diagnostic facilities at all levels has resulted in neglect of the infectious diseases due to zoonotic pathogens cautioned Union Health Secretary, Sudhansh Pant, on October 17. Mr. Pant made his comments while delivering the keynote address at the national conclave on “Augmented Zoonotic Diseases Surveillance at Human – Wildlife …

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