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Comprehensive Review of Epidemiology and Treatment of Snakebite Envenomation in West Africa: Case of Benin [PDF]

Journal of Tropical Medicine
Snakebite envenomation (SBE) constitutes a public health, social, and economic problem affecting poor communities in intertropical and subtropical regions.
Ayékotchami Jacques Dossou, Adandé Belarmain Fandohan, Timothy Omara, Jean-Philippe Chippaux   +3 more
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A dose scaling antivenin protocol in treatment of Daboia palaestinae envenomation may reduce morbidity and costs. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundDaboia palaestinae is a leading cause of snakebite envenomation in the eastern Mediterranean, with substantial mortality in the absence of antivenin. Current recommended antivenin dose is 50 ml; however, antivenin is costly, may be difficult to
Daniel J Jakobson, Zurab Zakariashvili, Enzo F Galicia H, Mohammad Abu Issa, Miguel M Glatstein, Frederic S Zimmerman   +5 more
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Ethnomedicinal Evidence for Medicinal Plants of the Asteraceae Family Used by Tanzanians to Treat Various Ailments: A Review. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int
The Asteraceae family is amongst the most important groups of flowering plants, widely recognised for its ethnomedicinal relevance. This systematic review, conducted in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, synthesises evidence on the traditional medicinal uses of Asteraceae species in ...
Kacholi DS.
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Protective effects of clinical anticholinergic and anticholinesterase agents against Bungarus multicinctus venom and neurotoxin-rich snake venoms. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Bungarus multicinctus is one of the most venomous and lethal snake species in mainland China, with envenomation resulting in a mortality rate as high as 23%. Currently, antivenin against B.
Guowen Zhang, Mengqi He, Tongyi Sun, Wen-Hui Lee   +3 more
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Malayan Pit Viper Envenomation and Treatment in Thailand [PDF]

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2021
Thunyaporn Tangtrongchitr,1,2 Suthimon Thumtecho,1,3 Jiratchaya Janprasert,4 Kitisak Sanprasert,2 Achara Tongpoo,1 Yuvadee Tanpudsa,1 Satariya Trakulsrichai,1,5 Winai Wananukul,1,6 Sahaphume Srisuma1,6 1Ramathibodi Poison Center, Faculty of Medicine ...
Tangtrongchitr T, Thumtecho S, Janprasert J, Sanprasert K, Tongpoo A, Tanpudsa Y, Trakulsrichai S, Wananukul W, Srisuma S   +8 more
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An antivenin resistant, IVIg-corticosteroids responsive viper induced thrombocytopenia [PDF]

Toxicology Reports, 2022
In this case report the hospital management of an acute, severe thrombocytopenia in a 57-year-old man in the north-east of Italy is reported. Thrombocytopenia developed immediately after the viper bite, despite the absence of clinical signs of ...
Matteo Turetta, Fabio Del Ben, Donatella Londero, Agostino Steffan, Pierpaolo Pillinini   +4 more
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Ophiophagus hannah Venom: Proteome, Components Bound by Naja kaouthia Antivenin and Neutralization by N. kaouthia Neurotoxin-Specific Human ScFv

Toxins, 2014
Venomous snakebites are an important health problem in tropical and subtropical countries. King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the largest venomous snake found in South and Southeast Asia. In this study, the O.
Witchuda Danpaiboon, Onrapak Reamtong, Nitat Sookrung, Watee Seesuay, Yuwaporn Sakolvaree, Jeeraphong Thanongsaksrikul, Fonthip Dong-din-on, Potjanee Srimanote, Kanyarat Thueng-in, Wanpen Chaicumpa   +9 more
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Associated Clinical Factors for Coagulation Dysfunction due to Trimeresurus stejnegeri: A Retrospective Observational Study. [PDF]

J Toxicol, 2023
Background. Trimeresurus stejnegeri (T.s) accounts for most snakebites in southern China, which always leads to coagulation dysfunction. Coagulopathy due to venom is widely considered to be a characteristic phenomenon of the DIC‐like syndrome. It is vitally important for first‐line clinicians to improve this condition as soon as possible.
Xie RH, Ye XL, Tang CY, Wang YH, Zhong LX.   +4 more
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Immunoreactivity and neutralization study of Chinese Bungarus multicinctus antivenin and lab-prepared anti-bungarotoxin antisera towards purified bungarotoxins and snake venoms. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Bungarus multicinctus is the most venomous snake distributed in China and neighboring countries of Myanmar, Laos, north Vietnam and Thailand. The high mortality rate of B. multicinctus envenomation is attributed to the lethal components of α-, β-, γ- and
Bo Lin, Jia-Rui Zhang, Hui-Juan Lu, Lin Zhao, Jing Chen, Hong-Fei Zhang, Xue-Song Wei, Liang-Yu Zhang, Xiao-Bing Wu, Wen-Hui Lee   +9 more
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Retrospective Comparison of Empiric Antivenom vs. Expectant Treatment for Eastern Coral Snakebites [PDF]

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction: The coral snake is the only native elapid in North America. Their venom contains potent neurotoxins. Historically, all confirmed/presumed bites were treated with antivenom whether or not symptoms were present. Production of antivenom ceased
Reeves Simmons, Chiemela Ubani, Gerard Garvan, Molly Stott, Dawn Sollee, Jay Schauben, Alexandra Derr, Colleen Cowdery, Lindsay Schaack Rothstein, Hayley Gartner, Ashton Federico, Sophia Sheikh   +11 more
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