The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) task force has started a study on the incidence, mortality, morbidity and socioeconomic burden of snakebite in the country.
A first of its kind in India, the study will look prospectively at the incidences of snakebite, covering 13 States including Himachal Pradesh, in five zones of India and a population of 84 million. The other States are Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Tripura.