Burden of Mortality and Morbidity Caused by Snakebites Contributes to Economic Loss in a Rural Population in India
Swapnil Kiran, Siripuram Srinivas, Karthikeyan Vasudevan · 2026
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Swapnil Kiran, Siripuram Srinivas, and Karthikeyan Vasudevan price the human cost of snakebite in 2026 across 205 villages in Telangana, India. Interviews traced outcomes for 541 people bitten between 2010 and 2020, gathered through community snowball sampling. Snakebite hits rural workers hardest and is often counted only roughly.
About a quarter of victims suffered lasting morbidity and roughly an eighth died, giving adjusted rates well above official impressions. Total burden reached about thirty-two healthy life years lost per hundred thousand people each year. Lost earnings averaged a few hundred dollars per person annually, while each death carried a far larger economic cost. The authors call for compensation and community support schemes targeted at rural areas. Better local numbers, they argue, should drive where treatment resources go.
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| CREATOR | Swapnil Kiran, Siripuram Srinivas, Karthikeyan Vasudevan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |