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Treatment response and clinical features of snakebite envenomation in Alborz province, Iran: A cross‐sectional study

Health Science Reports, Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2024.
Abstract Background Snakebite envenomation is a significant yet neglected public health burden. Our aim was to investigate the clinical and demographic factors of snakebite envenomation, as well as the factors associated with its severity and response to treatment, in Alborz province, northern Iran. Methods In this cross‐sectional study, we included 50
Hoorvash Farajidana, Seyedarad Mosalamiaghili, Kasra Assadian, Soodeh Jahangiri, Maryam Masumzadegan, Farangis Sadeghi, Lida shojaei Arani   +6 more
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Comparación entre dos métodos de producción para la elaboración de antivenenos ofídicos Snake Antivenin: Comparison Between Two Production Methods

Acta Toxicológica Argentina, 2010
Las mordeduras producidas por serpientes venenosas son un serio problema médico en varias regiones del mundo y sobre las cuales los sistemas de salud actúan en diferentes grados en lo referente a tratamiento y prevención.
Adolfo Rafael de Roodt, Silvana Litwin, Judith Estevez, Eduardo G Gould, Jorge A Dolab, Jorge Gould   +5 more
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Crosscurrents of Contagion: Snakes, Rumours, Rivers, and Ebola in Sierra Leone's Borderlands

Antipode, Volume 56, Issue 3, Page 847-871, May 2024.
Abstract When the Ebola virus crossed undetected into Sierra Leone and exacerbated the 2014–15 crisis, the World Health Organization blamed the breach on a traditional healer treating patients from Guinea. Meanwhile, local residents initially maintained that her death was not Ebola‐related but a serpent's curse, an assumption grounded in lived ...
Samuel Mark Anderson
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The effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on snake‐bite‐associated wounds in dogs

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 211-221, May/June 2024.
Abstract Objective To assess the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on Crotalinae envenomation‐induced wound swelling and severity and pain in dogs, and to describe the safety and complications of HBOT. Design Prospective, randomized, controlled, blinded study (2017–2021).
Shelly Olin, Julie Schildt, Michael Lane, Adesola Odunayo, Cary Springer, Dana Call, Selene Jones, Dennis Geiser, Daryl Millis, Marti Drum   +9 more
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Accidente ofídico causado por Bothrops Asper

Revista Ciencias Biomédicas, 2013
Introduction: The snake bite of the genus Bothrops is an important cause of ophidic accident in Colombia, with high morbidity and mortality. Clinical case: A case of bite by the snake Bothrops Asper, which was classified as mild grade of poisoning at ...
Galofre-Ruiz Mario David
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Flow‐based basophil activation test in immediate drug hypersensitivity. An EAACI task force position paper

Allergy, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 580-600, March 2024.
Abstract Diagnosing immediate drug hypersensitivity reactions (IDHRs) can pose a significant challenge and there is an urgent need for safe and reliable tests. Evidence has emerged that the basophil activation test (BAT), an in vitro assay that mirrors the in vivo response, can be a complementary test for many drugs.
C. Mayorga, G. E. Çelik, M. Pascal, H. J. Hoffmann, B. Eberlein, M. J. Torres, K. Brockow, L. H. Garvey, A. Barbaud, R. Madrigal‐Burgaleta, J. C. Caubet, D. G. Ebo   +11 more
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Comprehensive Review of Epidemiology and Treatment of Snakebite Envenomation in West Africa: Case of Benin

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Snakebite envenomation (SBE) constitutes a public health, social, and economic problem affecting poor communities in intertropical and subtropical regions. This review sought to synthesize literature on snakebite envenomation in Benin to highlight research perspectives and strategies for better management of the menace. A literature search performed in
Ayékotchami Jacques Dossou, Adandé Belarmain Fandohan, Timothy Omara, Jean-Philippe Chippaux, Riaz Ullah   +4 more
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Our clinical experience in the treatment of snakebites

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2020
Objectives: We evaluated the results of medical and surgical treatment for venomous snakebites and reviewed current principles of first aid and therapy for affected patients.\nMethods: Fourteen venomous snakebite victims (8 males, 6 females; mean age 22 ...
Kadir Ertem, Irfan Esenkaya, M. Akif Kaygusuz, Caner Turan   +3 more
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Variaciones en las actividades enzimáticas del veneno de la serpiente Bothrops atrox "jergón", de tres zonas geográficas del Perú Variation of the enzymatic activity of Bothrops atrox "jergon" snake venom from three geographic regions, Peru

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2012
Objetivos. Estudiar la variabilidad en la composición y actividades enzimáticas entre venenos de ejemplares adultos de Bothrops atrox. Materiales y métodos. Se emplearon venenos de serpientes adultas procedentes de Amazonas, Junín y Ucayali.
César Ortiz, Fanny Lazo, Candy Bellido, Edgar Gonzales, Armando Yarlequé   +4 more
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Eficacia experimental de anticuerpos IgY producidos en huevos, contra el veneno de la serpiente peruana Bothrops atrox Experimental efficacy of IgY antibodies produced in eggs against the venom of the Peruvian snake Bothrops atrox

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2012
Objetivos. Desarrollar un protocolo de inmunización para producir inmunoglobulinas IgY de origen aviar contra el veneno de la serpiente peruana Bothrops atrox y evaluar la capacidad neutralizante. Materiales y métodos.
Julio C. Mendoza, Dan Vivas, Edith Rodríguez, Rosio Inga, Gustavo Sandoval, Fanny Lazo, Armando Yarlequé   +6 more
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