Snake bites and envenomation in Morocco 1st Quarter 2018

Snakebites are a common and growing public health problem, with 5 million snakebites and 150,000 deaths annually, mainly in tropical countries. Adders cause haemorrhaging and cobras cause fatal respiratory paralysis. The only treatment is anti-venomous serum. During the first quarter of 2018, the majority of TSS cases recorded were Grade I symptomatic and caused by unknown snakes. In Morocco, the problem of snakebite accidents (SS) remains less well understood in epidemiological, clinical, aetiological (recognition of the snakes responsible for these bites) and management terms.