Treating snake bites—a call for partnership

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 386; no. 10010; p. 2252
• Main Authors: Rägo, Lembit, Marroquin, Ana M Padilla, Nübling, C Micha, Sawyer, Jacqueline
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 05.12.2015; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Antivenins - therapeutic use; Humans; Internal Medicine; Medical treatment; Neglected Diseases - drug therapy; Public health; Shortages; Snake bites; Snake Bites - drug therapy; Africa

But we do not agree with the Editors that snake bites are "largely invisible to WHO". Antivenoms are highly effective in treating snake bite envenoming and were therefore included in the WHO Essential Medicines List in 2007.