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Venomous snakebite has jumped on and off the World Health Organization’s list of neglected tropical diseases. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Organizational

Simplified: Venomous snakebite has jumped on and off WHO's list of neglected tropical diseases

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In nearly every country studied so far, the true toll of snakebites has been found to be much higher than the numbers registered in hospital records. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Statistical

Simplified: True snakebite toll is higher than hospital records in nearly every country studied

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Estimates are generally based on hospital records, but most snakebites occur in rural areas, far from dispensaries that stock antivenom and among people too poor to afford treatment. 0.800

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Statistical , Socioeconomic

Simplified: Snakebite estimates are based on hospital records but most bites occur in rural areas

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The real toll is almost certainly much higher. 0.700

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Statistical

Simplified: Real snakebite toll is almost certainly much higher

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About 120,000 die, and some 400,000 lose limbs to amputation. 0.800

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Statistical

Simplified: About 120000 people die from snakebites and 400000 lose limbs

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According to official estimates, about five million people are bitten by snakes each year. 0.800

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Statistical

Simplified: Official estimates say about five million people are bitten by snakes yearly

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Deforestation, human sprawl and climate change are exacerbating the problem. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Environmental , Health

Simplified: Deforestation human sprawl and climate change exacerbate snakebite problem

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In Kenya, India, Brazil and dozens of other countries, snakes vie for the same land, water and sometimes food as people, with devastating consequences. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Environmental , Geographic

Simplified: Snakes vie for resources with people in Kenya India Brazil and other countries

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His last bite was in November 2018, from a water cobra. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Medical

Simplified: Friede's last bite was November 2018 from water cobra

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The researchers next plan to test the treatment in Australia in any dogs that are brought into veterinary clinics for snakebites. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Health , Medical

Simplified: Researchers plan to test treatment in Australia on dogs with snakebites

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Finally that evening in November 2023, she was taken by ambulance to another hospital and injected with antivenom. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Personal

Simplified: Beatrice was taken to another hospital and injected with antivenom in November 2023

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Beatrice’s finger was amputated. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Personal

Simplified: Beatrice's finger was amputated

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They are also hoping to identify another component, perhaps also from Mr. Friede’s blood, that would extend full protection to all 19 snake species that were subjects of the research. 0.800

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Health , Medical

Simplified: Researchers hope to identify component from Friede's blood extending protection to all 19 snake species

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Cocktails of small molecule drugs and monoclonal antibodies — artificially made copies of powerful human antibodies — against the most important toxin families may be able to neutralize the venom of m... 0.700

👤 Dr. Casewell 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Health , Medical

Simplified: Small molecule drugs and monoclonal antibodies may neutralize venom of many species Casewell said

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As the day stretched on, her finger grew darker, but the hospital in Mwingi, a small town in Kenya, had no antidote for that kind of venom. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Geographic

Simplified: Hospital in Mwingi Kenya had no antidote for Beatrice's venom

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Many antivenoms, in fact, may pose more serious problems than venom itself, because the proteins from the mammal may trigger a deadly allergic shock. 0.800

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Health , Medical , Safety

Simplified: Antivenoms may pose more serious problems than venom proteins may trigger deadly allergic shock

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He cut the cloth belt on her dress into strips with a machete, tied her arm in three places and rushed her to a hospital 30 minutes away on a motorcycle taxi. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Personal

Simplified: David Mutunga cut Beatrice's dress tied her arm and rushed her to a hospital

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The snake struck 11-year-old Beatrice Ndanu Munyoki as she sat on a small stone, which lay atop a larger one, watching the family’s eight goats. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Personal

Simplified: Beatrice Ndanu Munyoki was struck by a snake while watching goats

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Scientists are pursuing treatments that would avoid this side effect. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Health , Medical

Simplified: Scientists are pursuing treatments avoiding allergic shock side effect

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The antibodies tend to be specific to the type of venom injected, and do little to ease symptoms from other types of snakes. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Health , Medical

Simplified: Antibodies are specific to injected venom type ineffective against other snakes

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