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Snakebites can destroy skin, muscle, and even bone – exciting progress on drugs to treat them

        By Steven R. Hall, Lancaster University and Nicholas Casewell, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine     The World Health Organization estimates that 1.8 million to 2.7 million people are envenomed by snakes annually, resulting in upwards of 138,000 deaths. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, snakebite annually kills between 20,000 and 32,000 people, though a 2022 paper suggests this is likely a gross underestimate. Africa is home to […]

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