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Rabies Article Collection

To mark World Rabies Day on September 28th, 2023, we have collated the most recent rabies research published across the RSTMH portfolio, as well as the most impactful and highly cited articles from previous issues.

28 Sep 2023

Photo title: Textures in vipers Photo credit: Edgar Neri-Castro Photo caption: Close-up of a Atheris squamigera, a species of the genus Atheris. Species of this genus have a very showy strongly keeled scale pattern.

ISBAD 2023: Hear from our Early Career Grant awardees

For this year's International Snakebite Awareness Day, taking place on 19 September 2023, we spoke to our Early Career Grant awardees about why they chose to conduct research into snakebite.

19 Sep 2023

Photo title: Shared landscapes Photo credit: Gnaneswar Ch Photo caption: Snakes are an important part of agrarian landscapes, as rodent controllers. Being an epicenter for snakebite, at least 58,000 people die in India annually. Russell's vipers are considered to contribute to most of these deaths but if they aren't provoked they cause no harm and can coexist peacefully as seen in the picture. The complexities in treatment, venom variation, and poor policies make it a nightmare for the victi

International Snakebite Awareness Day 2023: Article Collection

To mark International Snakebite Awareness Day on September 19th, 2023, we have collated the most recent, impactful snakebite research from across the RSTMH portfolio.

19 Sep 2023

Games on ‘snakes and their venoms’, ‘How to prevent snakebites’ and ‘Dos and Don’ts after a snakebite’ helps children, and, also, adults to learn in a playful manner.

The Snakebite Assistant App: A tool to reach out to people in need

To mark International Snakebite Awareness Day and a year on from its launch, Priyanka Kadam, Wellcome Trust/RSTMH Small Grant awardee 2021, along with Thomas Junghanss and Mauro Bodio share why they decided to create an app to assist with the treatment of snake bites. They look at what the first year of the app has show them.

19 Sep 2023

ISBAD 2023: Our journey to combat snakebite envenoming requires innovation, collaboration, and equity

This International Snakebite Awareness Day, Dr Frank Tianyi, Clinical Research Associate at the Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, explains why, five year's since the first ISBAD, this year's theme of "Building momentum for better outcomes" is essential.

19 Sep 2023

Photo title: Spooky surprise Photo credit: Girish Vilas Choure Photo caption: Coffee plantations of India are not only known for their rich quality coffee beans but also for these spectacularly camouflaged Craspedocephalus malabaricus or Malabar pit vipers. This snake species is highly venomous and their bites are clinically significant. Human beings economically dependent on coffee plantations for their livelihoods often suffer snake bites from Malabar pit vipers. While we might call this an attack, from t

ISBAD 2023: Building momentum for better outcomes

In the five years since the launch of Snakebite Awareness Day, the snakebite envenoming community has mobilized voices and resources to tackle SBE around the world.

19 Sep 2023

International Health: Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023

International Health is a fully Open Access journal which launched in 2009.

05 Sep 2023

Transactions: Volume 117, Issue 9, September 2023

Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (TRSTMH) was founded in 1908 and offers a respected voice for clinicians, health-related scientists, development organisations and students. Read August's issue of Transactions here.

05 Sep 2023

Transactions: Volume 117, Issue 8, August 2023

17 Aug 2023

International Health: Volume 15, Issue 4, July 2023

International Health is a fully Open Access journal which launched in 2009. The journal welcomes submissions on all aspects of global health, including the social and economic aspects of both infectious and non-communicable diseases, health systems research, policy and implementation, and the evaluation of disease control programmes and healthcare delivery solutions.

25 Jul 2023