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Venomous Bites and Stings Day a timely reminder

Posted on November 17, 2022 (November 19, 2025) by Hippocratic Post

School venom research experts welcome new awareness day to help Australians better prepare for run-ins with venomous creatures this summer. Australia is home to some of the world’s most venomous land and sea creatures, including a myriad of snakes, spiders and jellyfish. Despite relatively few fatalities, there were more than 3000 hospitalisations due to injuries […]

Antivenoms needed in sub-Saharan Africa

Posted on January 23, 2018 (November 19, 2025) by Julien Potet

People affected by fatal snakebites in sub-Saharan Africa are in desperate need of affordable, quality antivenoms. Snakebite envenoming permanently disables hundreds of thousands of people and kills more than 100,000 each year all across the globe – more than any other World Health Organization (WHO)-designated neglected tropical disease – even though highly effective treatments exist. […]