TN declares snake bite a notified disease
4 months, 2 weeks ago

TN declares snake bite a notified disease

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced that snake bites have been declared as a notified disease under the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939, becoming only the second state in India after Karnataka to do so. The state reports around 13,000-16,000 snake bite cases in the official portal every year, 75% of which are from non-venomous snakes, said Dr T S Selvavinayagam, director of public health and preventive medicine. This move is in line with the Union Health Ministry’s action plan to reduce snake bite deaths by half by 2030, an official release said, adding that it would also improve data collection, clinical infrastructure and allocation of anti-snake venom to hospitals. A Government Order was issued by the state’s health department on November 4 and a notification was later published in the Tamil Nadu government gazette, mandating all public and private hospitals to compulsorily notify snake bites in the Integrated Health Information Platform-Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme.

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Karnataka saw a sharp rise in recorded snakebites, deaths in 2024
2 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka saw a sharp rise in recorded snakebites, deaths in 2024

The Hindu  

Recorded cases of snakebite envenoming and deaths in Karnataka have seen a sharp rise from 6,596 bite cases and 19 deaths in 2023 to 13,235 bite cases and 101 deaths in 2024. This follows Karnataka declaring snakebite envenoming cases and deaths notifiable under the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020, in February 2024. Following a huge gap between the number of …

TG Urged to Implement Snakebites Notification System
4 months 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 …

Tamil Nadu declares snakebite envenoming a notifiable disease
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu declares snakebite envenoming a notifiable disease

The Hindu  

In a significant move to tackle the public health challenge of snakebites, the Tamil Nadu government has officially declared snakebite envenomation as a notifiable disease under the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939. was issued in this regard by the Health and Family Welfare Department on November 4, following which a notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette …

Snakebite cases and deaths now notifiable in Karnataka
1 year, 1 month 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 …

India is ignoring its deadly snakebite crisis
2 years ago

India is ignoring its deadly snakebite crisis

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 11, 2023 16:16 IST Himar Jatt was busy with his daily routine of grazing his camels in the dense mangroves of Bachau, a small district in the Gujarat state in India, when he suddenly felt a pain in his left foot. Doctors and public health experts cite several reasons for the snakebite crisis, including holy reverence for …

Hyderabad: Emergency treatment critical in snakebite
5 years, 10 months ago

Hyderabad: Emergency treatment critical in snakebite

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Nearly 50 per cent cases of snakebites have been observed to cause death and disability and therefore, it is critical that pre-hospitalisation and emergency treatment is administered as per the guidelines issued by the World Health Organization to India. Between 1.8 and 2.7 million people get bit every year, and management in the first three hours after the bite …

Scientists working on biosensor for detection of snake venom
13 years, 4 months ago

Scientists working on biosensor for detection of snake venom

The Hindu  

A team of researchers at the State Inter-University Centre for Excellence in Bioinformatics under the University of Kerala is working on the development of a biosensor for identification of snake venom that could help bring down the mortality rate of snake bite victims in the country significantly. Australia has the highest number of venomous snakes, yet the number of death …

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