Life or death in this country's only specialized clinic depends on how fast people can make the arduous trip to get there and the number of doses on hand.
A researcher hopes to catch an unusual reflection among the trees at night. Green mambas like to hide in the highest branches.A researcher hopes to catch an unusual reflection among the trees at night. Green mambas like to hide in the highest branches.was oblivious to the green mamba's approach. But as the 68-year-old led her cattle through the scrubby bushlands of western Guinea, she felt its short fangs penetrate the flesh above her ankle.
About 3,600 people are killed by venomous snakes in Guinea every year, according to the state-sponsored Research Institute of Applied Biology of Guinea . The small West African nation of 13 million people accounts for well over 10% of allSometimes though, the Guineans bite back. At a bushmeat restaurant in Kindia, the town where the clinic is based, snakes are descaled, boiled and served at about $3 per dish. But this does little to dent the abundance of serpents imperiling local residents.
A viper bite on the leg of a 14 year old girl. If not treated fast enough, viper bites can lead to necrosis and amputation.A viper bite on the leg of a 14 year old girl. If not treated fast enough, viper bites can lead to necrosis and amputation.But no matter the culprit, victims are routinely treated with INOSERP, a polyvalent antivenom developed with collaboration from Professor Baldé and his team.
Traditional healers remain a fast and cheap, yet dangerous, alternative. In a forest clearing outside Kindia's town center, Papa Daboh gathers bundles of leaves to be crushed and then dried in the sun. He says he inherited the gift of healing from his father and that his patients pay only what they can afford.
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