A man who had just attended the funeral of his brother, who was killed by a snakebite, has also died after being bitten by a snake.
Govind Mishara, 22, went to the funeral of his brother, Arvind Mishara, aged 38, on Wednesday in Bhawanipur village, India. Arvind died of a snakebite on Tuesday, Officer Radha Raman Singh told PTI, an Indian news agency, on Thursday, according to a report by The Indian Express.
"Govind Mishara was killed after being bitten by a snake in his sleep," Singh said. "One of the relatives of the family, Chandrashekar Pandey, who was in the same house, was also bitten by a snake."
He added that Pandey was rushed to a hospital after the incident and remains in a critical condition.
Pandey and Govind Mishara had come to the village to attend the funeral. Police didn't say whether they are investigating the deaths, or whether they are considered suspicious.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), snakebite is a neglected public health issue in many tropical and subtropical countries.
"About 5.4 million snakebites occur each year, resulting in 1.8 to 2.7 million cases of envenomings (poisoning from snakebites)," a report from May 2021 said.
"There are between 81,410 and 137,880 deaths and around three times as many amputations and other permanent disabilities each year."
The report added that in Asia up to 2 million people are poisoned from snakebites each year.
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