Xinhua - English | 17 die of snake-bite in western Nepal

www.chinaview.cn 2005-07-05 13:03:23

KATHMANDU, July 5 (Xinhuanet) -- At least 17 persons died of snake-bite in western Nepal since mid of April, an official at the Lumbini Zonal Hospital confirmed here Tuesday.

"At least 17 persons died out of 133 snake-bite patients admitted at the hospital, some 300 km west of Kathmandu, since April 14, this year," Laxmi Raj Regmi, medical recorder from Lumbini Zonal Hospital told reporters.

More snake-bite patients come to the hospital this year in comparison with last year, he noted, adding, "Last year 20 people died out of 110 snake-bite patients admitted at the hospital, but this year 17 people died only in three months."

Every year, with the rise of temperature in summer season, snakes become rampant in almost all districts of the Terai Belt, with hundreds of people dying due to the bites, Regmi noted.

The snake-bite patients, mostly from Rupandehi, Kapilvastu, Nawalparasi and Dang districts of western and mid-western Nepal, always come to the hospital for treatment, he added. Sphere: Related Content