Kenya: Scientists Identify Oral Drug That Might Neutralise Snake Venom

Researchers from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Wellcome Trust research programme in Kilifi have identified a drug, unithiol, that can neutralise snake bite venom through an oral dose.

According to a statement from the researchers, the drug’s Phase 1 clinical trial showed that it was safe, well-tolerated, and simple to use in treating envenoming from different kinds of venomous snakes.

Snake envenoming, the process of a…