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Snakebite Mortality
July 15 , 2020
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- India has recorded 1.2 million snakebite deaths in the 20-year period from 2000 to 2019.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes snakebite as a top-priority neglected tropical disease.
- Around 70% of these deaths occurred in low altitude, rural areas of eight States namely Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
- The numbers for annual snakebite deaths were highest in the States of Uttar Pradesh (8,700), Andhra Pradesh (5,200) and Bihar (4,500).
- Most of the envenomation was by Russell’s vipers followed by kraits and cobras.
- Snakebite deaths occurred mostly in rural areas (97%), were more common in males (59%) than females (41%), and peaked at ages 15-29 years (25%).
- It was highlighted in the report ‘Snakebite Mortality in India: A Nationally Representative Mortality Survey’.
- It was released by the Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR), Canada.
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