Environment
Special Ward Opens for Treating Snakebite Patients
Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) Hospital has opened a specialised ward for snakebite patients to reduce deaths and ensure rapid treatment.
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Environment
Snakebite Cases Pass 1,000 in Rajshahi as Russell's Viper Spreads Fear
More than 1,000 snakebite patients have been treated at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital this year and 38 have died, prompting a dedicated ward.
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Housewife Dies of Snakebite While Cooking in Ishwardi
A 19-year-old housewife in Pabna's Ishwardi died after being bitten by a snake while cooking, and her neighbour says she was given no antivenom.
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Bitten Farmer Takes Russell's Viper to Hospital
A farmer bitten by a Russell's viper while harvesting paddy in Charghat, Rajshahi, killed the snake and took it in a sack to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
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80 Per Cent of the Country's Snakebite Patients Admitted to Rajshahi Medical
Snakebite admissions and deaths are rising at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, which faced an antivenom shortage that its director says is now over.