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PNG Press: Don’t buy Indian anti-venom

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Posted by: W von Papineäu at Mon Mar 3 10:40:35 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by W von Papineäu ]  
   

THE NATIONAL (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea) 03 March 08 Letter: Don’t buy Indian anti-venom

I am a medical specialist and have treated many patients following snake bite, having worked at the Port Moresby General Hospital in the past. I would like to take issue with comments attributed to Manesh Patel, who claims that the Indian anti-venom is an alternative to the Australian anti-venom and is effective against “a couple of snakes found in Sandaun and plenty found in West Papua”. This is false. While the price of the Australian anti-venom is a significant issue for PNG, the Indian anti-venom was developed specifically for snakes found in India and does not have any activity against any snakes found in PNG. I am concerned that such false information may encourage people to buy this inappropriate anti-venom and this may harm patients bitten by snakes in PNG.

Dr Allen Cheng, MBBS, FRACP, Ph.D
Don’t buy Indian anti-venom

   

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