Warning as snake medical antivenom stockpiles run out

A lack of antivenom has made snake bites deadlier than ever.

While snake experts have been warning of the impending shortage of antivenom since last year, the crisis has now come to fruition.

Thousands of lives are potentially at risk as National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) antivenom stockpiles are depleted. The only exception is boomslang antivenom…

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