Berg Philipp, Theart Francois, van Driel Marcel, Saaiman Esta L, Mavoungou Lise-Bethy
Erongo Park, Omaruru, Namibia.
AfriMed e.V., Mühlheim, Germany.
Nat Commun. 2024 Nov 6;15(1):9598. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-54070-y.
Snakebite envenoming can cause morbidity, permanent disability or death but treatment and prevention thereof remains highly inadequate in Africa. Overcoming structural and financial barriers that impede existing initiatives to improve medical management and mitigate human-snake conflict is urgently needed.
蛇咬伤中毒可导致发病、永久性残疾或死亡,但在非洲,针对其的治疗和预防措施仍极为不足。迫切需要克服阻碍现有改善医疗管理及缓解人类与蛇冲突举措的结构和资金障碍。