In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields

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By Apoorva Mandavilli and Brian Otieno from NYT Health https://ift.tt/9tcFSr0
via IFTTT your-feed-science, Snakes, Animal Attacks, Animal Behavior, Amputation, Antibodies, Hygiene and Cleanliness, Anaphylactic Shock, Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Rural Areas, Poisoning and Poisons Venomous snakes bite millions of people each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor people in rural areas of Africa without easy access to treatment.

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