Maharashtra makes snakebite a notifiable disease

Maharashtra makes snakebite a notifiable disease; reporting of cases compulsory

The move comes after three tribal schoolgirls died and three others were hospitalised after a venomous snake bit them at a state government-aided residential school in Japtalai village of Gadchiroli district on August 9.

Maharashtra makes snakebite a notifiable disease

Maharashtra declares snakebite a notifiable disease, mandating case reporting by all hospitals to track deaths, complications and improve anti-venom stocks.

Maharashtra declares snakebite a notified disease to ensure...

Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) In a major move to curb deaths and disabilities caused by snakebites, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday declared snakebite a “Notified Disease” across the state. Under this new mandate issued by the state government, all public and private hospitals, medical colleges, and medical practitioners are now legally obligated to report every […] The post Maharashtra declares snakebite a notified disease to ensure vaccine track…

Snakebite Notifiable in Maharashtra, But Will It Save Lives?

Mumbai: Maharashtra’s decision to treat snakebite as a notifiable disease is an important public-health step. But the deaths of three tribal girl students at a government Ashram school in Gadchiroli show why notification alone is not enough. The girls were among six students bitten by a snake while they were sleeping on the floor at the […]