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Current treatment for venom-induced consumption coagulopathy resulting from snakebite. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 Venomous snakebite is considered the single most important cause of human injury from venomous animals worldwide. Coagulopathy is one of the commonest important systemic clinical syndromes and can be complicated by serious and life-threatening ...
Kalana Maduwage, Geoffrey K Isbister
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 One of the 4 pillars of the World Health Organization (WHO) strategy for the prevention and control of snake bite envenomings is to ensure safe and effective pharmacotherapeutic treatments [1]. The mainstay in the pharmacotherapy of these envenomings, as
J. Gutiérrez +5 more
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Antivenom supply and demand: An analysis of antivenom availability and utilization in South Africa
African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023 Snakebites are a neglected tropical disease. In many areas, envenoming incidence and antivenom administration rates are unknown. This study compared antivenom (AV) availability to rates of envenoming and recommendations to treat (RTT) in South Africa.This retrospective study identified, extracted, and reviewed all cases of envenoming (snake bites and ...
Natalie R Neumann +6 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Snakebites are one of the major causes of death and long-term disability in the developing countries due to the presence of various bioactive peptides and proteins in snake venom.
T. Ogawa +10 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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Recombinant snakebite antivenoms: A cost-competitive solution to a neglected tropical disease? [PDF]
, 2017 Snakebite envenoming is a major public health burden in tropical parts of the developing world. In sub-Saharan Africa, neglect has led to a scarcity of antivenoms threatening the lives and limbs of snakebite victims.
Andersen, Mikael R +3 more
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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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Antivenomics as a tool to improve the neutralizing capacity of the crotalic antivenom: a study with crotamine [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2017 Snakebite treatment requires administration of an appropriate antivenom that should contain antibodies capable of neutralizing the venom. To achieve this goal, antivenom production must start from a suitable immunization protocol and proper venom mixtures.
Teixeira-Araújo, Ricardo +7 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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