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Toxins, 2020 Coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) envenoming causes life-threatening neuromuscular paralysis in humans. We studied the time period during which antivenom remains effective in preventing and arresting in vitro neuromuscular block caused by taipan ...
Umesha Madhushani +4 more
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Challenges and prospects of snake antivenom supply in sub-Saharan Africa
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 1 Health Economics & Outcomes Research (H-CORE) Group, Department of Medicine, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria, 2 Venom and Antivenom Research Project (VASP), Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria, 3 African Snakebite Research Group (ASRG) Project, Bayero ...
A. Habib +5 more
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A synthetic biology approach for consistent production of plant-made recombinant polyclonal antibodies against snake venom toxins [PDF]
, 2018 Antivenoms developed from the plasma of hyperimmunized animals are the only effective treatment available against snakebite envenomation but shortage of supply contributes to the high morbidity and mortality toll of this tropical disease.
Arnold +38 more
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Unified treatment algorithm for the management of crotaline snakebite in the United States: results of an evidence-informed consensus workshop [PDF]
, 2011 BackgroundEnvenomation by crotaline snakes (rattlesnake, cottonmouth, copperhead) is a complex, potentially lethal condition affecting thousands of people in the United States each year.
Eric J Lavonas +11 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 Background Snakebite in India causes the highest annual rates of death (46,000) and disability (140,000) than any other country. Antivenom is the mainstay treatment of snakebite, whose manufacturing protocols, in essence, have remained unchanged for over
R. R. Senji Laxme +7 more
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Wilderness & environmental medicine (Print), 2021 Snakebite envenoming is a serious and life-threatening but neglected problem in the tropics. The focus in the Indian subcontinent is usually on the Indian cobra (Naja naja), common krait (Bungarus caeruleus), Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii), and Indian
M. Gopalakrishnan +4 more
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Effectiveness of repeated antivenom therapy for snakebite-related systemic complications
Journal of International Medical Research, 2019 Objective This study aimed to determine the effect of repeated antivenom therapy compared with that of single antivenom therapy for treating snakebite-related systemic complications.
Kyung Hoon Park +7 more
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Immunological cross-reactivity and neutralisation of European viper venoms with the monospecific Vipera berus antivenom ViperaTAb. [PDF]
, 2014 Medically important cases of snakebite in Europe are predominately caused by European vipers of the genus Vipera. The mainstay of snakebite therapy is polyclonal antibody therapy, referred to as antivenom.
Al-Abdulla, Ibrahim +4 more
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Population Pharmacokinetics of an Indian F(ab')2 Snake Antivenom in Patients with Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii) Bites. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 There is limited information on antivenom pharmacokinetics. This study aimed to investigate the pharmacokinetics of an Indian snake antivenom in humans with Russell's viper bites.Patient data and serial blood samples were collected from patients with ...
Geoffrey K Isbister +13 more
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2007 Scorpion envenomation remains a real health problem in many countries. In scorpionism cases, it is often recommended that patients be treated with species-specific antivenom. Androctonus crassicauda venom has been used as antigen for antivenom production
O. Ozkan +5 more
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