Snakebites in South Sudan (ENG)

MSF treats many victims of snakebite in South Sudan.
But lack of availability of suitable antivenoms made patient care challenging.

MSF sent a herpetologist to South Sudan to identify the different snake species.

MSF210048

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF210048

Date taken / Date Recorded 01/02/2017 12:00 AM

Country South Sudan

Commissioning section MSF-SWITZERLAND

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Duration 1m30s

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Additional Information / Shotlist Video Snakebite

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Sudan
Agok
South Sudan

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MSF treats many victims of snakebite in South Sudan.
But lack of availability of suitable antivenoms made patient care challenging.

MSF sent a herpetologist to South Sudan to identify the different snake species.

Dr Ulrich Kuch
Herpetologist

[Voice]
Earlier work by MSF has revealed that this area has one of the highest rate of snakebite.

And we are yet to find out which venomous snakes are involved in this.

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Snakebite can cause death and disfigurement.

[Voice]
Knowing the species of snake that occur in a given geographical area

is essential for the proper treatment of snakebite victims.

Some species of snake like to stay in the houses or around the houses.

Sometimes snakes even come under mosquito nets

and bite people inside their beds.

Usually it starts with very severe pain, excruciating pain

and rapidly progressing swelling of the bitten part of the body.

Snakebite envenoming is one of the most neglected tropical diseases

it causes more morbidity and mortality than many of the other recognised

neglected tropical diseases.

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Around 5 million people are bitten every year globally.
More than 100 000 die.

Also because antivenoms are largely unavailable and unaffordable.

More efforts in snakebite research will save lives.