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Tag: Snakebite

Each year, especially in summer, Assam’s tea plantations witness numerous incidents of venomous snakebites and snakebite-related deaths. The women tea workers are more vulnerable to venomous snakebites, as they are the ones primarily harvesting tea leaves in the fields, which exposes them to frequent contacts with venomous snakes. To tackle the problem, healthcare providers say, timely access to antivenom, public awareness and development of region-specific, monovalent antivenom to treat bites from species endemic to the region are needed.
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Venomous Snakebites, An Occupational Hazard For Assam’s Women Tea Workers

Avatar photo by Mongabay September 9, 2023 5: 08 pmSeptember 9, 2023 5: 32 pm

By Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya  Pahi Bhumij shudders to recall that day, and says she is grateful to have escaped death. On May 5, as part of her routine, Bhumji went to work in a tea garden adjacent to her village in Assam’s Sivasagar district. The   16-year-old had been employed as a temporary tea plucker. In the […]

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Assam: Medical care, not superstitious practices to treat snakebites

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