Envenomation: what to do in case of a sting or bite from poisonous animals?

2023-06-22 08:00:03

According to the WHO, an estimated 5.4 million people are bitten by snakes each year and 2.7 million of them suffer envenomation. Envenomation can also be caused by hymenoptera (hornets, wasps), spiders, scorpions, centipedes or the bite of marine animals (jellyfish, sea urchins, fish). What to do in case of sting or bite? What are the new treatments?

With :

Professor Jean-Philippe Chippaux, research director emeritus at l’IRD. Doctor of Medicine and Public Health and graduate in Parasitology, Entomology and Virology. Corresponding member of the national academy of medicine Dr Mamadou Cellou Balde, researcher at Kindia Research and Applied Biology Institutein Guinea, Master of Research, focal point of the African Society of Venimology.

At the end of the show, we are talking about Solidays which are held from June 23 to 25, 2023 at the Hippodrome de Longchamp, in the Paris region. Florent Marshaldirector of Programs at Solidarité Sida, presents the event, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of this festival, the profits of which are donated to the various associations of struggle against AIDSprevention and emergency aid programs for patients in France or abroad.

Musical programming:

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