Over 1,900 Affected by Snakebites in Nepal's Sudurpashchim Province Over Three Years

Kanchanpur. A total of one thousand nine hundred twenty-six people have been affected by snakebites in Sudurpashchim Province over the last three years. Of these, 154 were bitten by venomous snakes, according to the statistics from the Health Directorate.According to Hemraj Joshi, an official for vector-borne diseases at the Sudurpashchim Province Health Directorate in Dipayal, 587 people have been affected by snakebites so far in the fiscal year 2082/83. Of these, 17 were bitten by venomous snakes and 570 by non-venomous snakes.Similarly, in the fiscal year 2081/82, 827 people suffered snakebites. Of these, 46 were bitten by venomous snakes and...