Oceania
In Australia, the estimated annual incidence of snake-bites ranges from 3 to18 per 100000 (114) with the average mortality rate being 4 per 100000 per year (101). Most of bites are due to Pseudonaja spp., which are involved in about a half of deaths, as well as Notehis spp. and Oxyuranus spp., which together are responsible of nearly all the deaths from snake-bites in Australia. Bites occur during the warm months in the south of Australia and all year round in the tropical north of the country. In Papua New Guinea, the mortality from snake-bites in the Central Province is estimated at over 7.9 per 100000 inhabitants(49).
Most of the Pacific islands are free from venomous snakes except sea snakes, whose venom is neurotoxic, but which are not aggressive.
From the whole of Oceania (population, ca. 20 million), more than10000 snake-bites and 3000 envenomations are reported every year. Most individuals involved (70%) are hospitalized and 200 people die from such bites every year.
OceaniaIn Australia, the estimated annual incidence of snake-bites ranges from 3 to18 per 100000 (114) with the average mortality rate being 4 per 100000 per year (101). Most of bites are due to Pseudonaja spp., which are involved in about a half of deaths, as well as Notehis spp. and Oxyuranus spp., which together are responsible of nearly all the deaths from snake-bites in Australia. Bites occur during the warm months in the south of Australia and all year round in the tropical north of the country. In Papua New Guinea, the mortality from snake-bites in the Central Province is estimated at over 7.9 per 100000 inhabitants(49).Most of the Pacific islands are free from venomous snakes except sea snakes, whose venom is neurotoxic, but which are not aggressive. From the whole of Oceania (population, ca. 20 million), more than10000 snake-bites and 3000 envenomations are reported every year. Most individuals involved (70%) are hospitalized and 200 people die from such bites every year.
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