At Guinea’s only specialized snake bite clinic, doctors need luck and antivenom

A forest cobra is harvested for its venom at the Research Institute of Applied Biology of Guinea. Its venom will be analyzed for various toxins and help inform future antidote development.

Life or death in this country’s only specialized clinic depends on how fast people can make the arduous trip to get there and the number of doses on hand.

(Image credit: Guy Peterson for NPR)

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