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Biochemical and Biological Profiles of Bangladeshi Russell’s Viper Snake Venom and Neutralizing Efficacy by Indian VINS Polyvalent Antivenom

Journal of Toxicology, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
The Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) has recently become a significant threat to human life in Bangladesh. Given its wide distribution across South Asia, the venom characteristics and lethality can vary by region with different toxicological properties.
Rubait Hasan, Hasanuzzaman Manik, Md Ataur Rahman, Jamiatul Husna Shathi, Md Tariqul Islam, Mohammad Shahangir Biswas, Kazi Md. Faisal Hoque, Phuping Sucharitakul   +7 more
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Lapachol and synthetic derivatives: in vitro and in vivo activities against Bothrops snake venoms.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BACKGROUND:It is known that local tissue injuries incurred by snakebites are quickly instilled causing extensive, irreversible, tissue destruction that may include loss of limb function or even amputation.
Marcelo A Strauch, Marcelo Amorim Tomaz, Marcos Monteiro-Machado, Bruno Lemos Cons, Fernando Chagas Patrão-Neto, Jhonatha da Mota Teixeira-Cruz, Matheus da Silva Tavares-Henriques, Pâmella Dourila Nogueira-Souza, Sara L S Gomes, Paulo R R Costa, Edgar Schaeffer, Alcides J M da Silva, Paulo A Melo   +12 more
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Avidity Of Anti-Naja Haje Antivenin In Relation To In Vivo And In Vitro Activity

, 2010
Avidity, which is a measure of the bonding strength between antigensand antibodies, becomes an important medical parameter in manyaspects of therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. In the presentinvestigation, we studied the relationship between the avidity
NM Ibrahim, El-Kady, EM, EM El-Kady, Farid, NM, Ibrahim, NM, NM Farid   +5 more
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Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual report 2021

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 31, Issue 6, Page 339-353, December 2024.
Abstract Introduction The Hong Kong Poison Information Centre (HKPIC) has been providing consultation services to healthcare professionals and collecting epidemiological data on poisoning in Hong Kong since 2005. Objective To analyse and report the poisoning data from HKPIC in 2021.
Tin Yat Anthony Chow, Chi Keung Chan, Sze Hong Ng, Man Li Tse   +3 more
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Epidemiology and characteristics of coral snake bites reported to the National Poison Data System (2006‒2022)

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2024.
Abstract Objectives North American coral snake envenomations can result in life‐threatening neurotoxicity. Their bites are relatively rare, making large studies difficult. Using the National Poison Data System (NPDS), we sought to investigate the epidemiological trends and clinical outcomes associated with North American coral snake bites over a 17 ...
Mary E. Velagapudi, Juliana J. Navarro, Alexander E. Hill, Michael A. Darracq, Stephen L. Thornton   +4 more
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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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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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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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Efficacy of IgG, Fab, and F(ab')2 fragments of horse antivenom in the treatment of local symptoms after Cerastes cerastes (Egyptian snake) bite [PDF]

, 2003
The ability of horse antivenoms, consisting of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and its fragments F(ab')2 and Fab were comparatively studied in mice to neutralize several effects of Cerastes cerastes venom.
George Abdel Malak, Salwa S. Abdel Latif, Soheir Wanas, Madiha H. Helmy   +3 more
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