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Fatal Snakebites 'Vastly Underreported,' Researchers Report At Annual ASTMH Meeting
"Fatal snakebites worldwide have been vastly underreported because many die before seeking or reaching medical care, researchers" from the Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre in Frankfurt, Germany, reported on Monday at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's (ASTMH) annual meeting, UPI.com writes (12/5). NPR's "Shots" blog notes that, "even at the low end of estimates, deaths from snakebites would exceed those from better-known scourges, such as cholera, dengue fever and Chagas disease," according to researchers at the symposium (Hensley, 12/6).
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