孟加拉国北部严重的季风洪水引发蛇咬物激增,导致84人死亡,医院数量庞大。 Severe monsoon floods in northern Bangladesh have triggered a surge in snakebites, causing 84 deaths and overwhelming hospitals.

孟加拉国北部创纪录的季风雨造成大面积洪水,迫使蛇进入村庄和农田,今年造成近15 000起蛇咬病例和84人死亡。 Record monsoon rains in northern Bangladesh have caused widespread flooding, forcing snakes into villages and farmland, leading to nearly 15,000 snakebite cases and 84 deaths this year. 医院,特别是拉杰沙希医学院不堪重负,在9个月内治疗了1 000多例病例,其中许多是有毒物种造成的肾衰竭和瘫痪。 Hospitals, especially Rajshahi Medical College, are overwhelmed, with over 1,000 cases treated in nine months, many from venomous species causing kidney failure and paralysis. 居民,特别是农民,生活在恐惧之中,采取保护措施,如穿靴子和睡在网下。 Residents, particularly farmers, live in fear, adopting protective measures like wearing boots and sleeping under nets. 专家将激增与气候变化、生境丧失和极端天气、多年来无药可治、使脆弱农村社区的公共卫生危机恶化联系起来。 Experts link the surge to climate change, habitat loss, and extreme weather, with antivenom unavailable for years, worsening the public health crisis in vulnerable rural communities.