#InstantBiteInsight
World’s 1st
Snake Venom Rapid Detection Test
Rapid
Detection Time is ~ 1 minute
Simple-to-use
No medical expertise or supervision required
Precise
Specificity & Sensitivity is 100%, Can detect concentration as low as 6.02 ng/ml
Why Snake Venom Rapid Test?
in 2017
WHO added snakebite envenoming to its priority list of NTDs (Neglected Tropical Diseases)for 2030
WHO has set the target of reducing snakebite envenoming deaths by 50%
12L
Annual snakebites in India*
58K
Annual deaths by snakebite envenoming in India*
43%
of all global deaths due to snakebite envenoming occur in India
20%
of Indian snake species are highly venomous
*Reference : Trends in snakebite deaths in India
Quick Links
Snakebite envenoming (from W.H.O. Fact Sheets)
Union Health Ministry’s National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming
Trends in snakebite deaths in India from 2000 to 2019 in a nationally representative mortality study
Snakebite steals millions of years of quality life in India
National Action Plan for Snakebite Venom (NAPSE) is in the works; how big is the problem?