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Ontario injects $180,000 in snake bite
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Business |
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TORONTO |
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News |
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The
Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ont.: Aug 16, 2002. pg. A.6 |
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Newspaper |
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08393222 |
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ProQuest
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237067091 |
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121 |
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Abstract (Article Summary) |
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This year, six
people were bitten in the Georgian Bay area by the Massasauga rattlesnake,
the only poisonous snake in Ontario. Since 1991, an average of two people
have been bitten each year. |
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(Copyright The Ottawa Citizen 2002) TORONTO --
Ontario residents will have better access to antivenene after six people were
bitten by a potentially deadly rattlesnake, the provincial government
announced yesterday. The Ministry
of Health injected $180,000 in one-time funding and another $60,000 annually
to help hospitals treat patients with rattlesnake bites. This year, six
people were bitten in the Georgian Bay area by the Massasauga rattlesnake,
the only poisonous snake in Ontario. Since 1991, an average of two people
have been bitten each year. Although it's
not known why there has been a jump in rattlesnake bites, Environment Canada
said it could be because the snakes -- or even people -- are more active this
summer or because there's been a jump in the reptile's population. |
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