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South Sudan medics trial AI app to identify snakes and improve bite treatment
Software with database of 380,000 pictures aims to aid quick and accurate identification and ensure correct use of antivenoms
The race to treat snakebite patients in time to save them could be eased by the development of software powered by artificial intelligence.
The medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is trialling AI snake detection in South Sudan using a database of 380,000 pictures of snakes to identify venomous species.
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