An 11-year-old child was taken to the San Luca hospital in Vallo della Lucania after a suspected viper bite.
Doctors at San Luca carried out an initial evaluation and provided first treatment. Following that assessment, they decided to transfer the child to the Santobono hospital in Naples for further assessment and care.
An air ambulance was activated to carry out the transfer.
The bite remains described as suspected: the available report does not establish definitive identification of the snake. The circumstances and exact location of the incident were not specified, and no subsequent clinical outcome has been reported.