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Atrial fibrillation caused by Daboia palestinae snakebite: a case report. [PDF]

Oxf Med Case Reports, 2023
Background snake envenomation is a serious healthcare issue. Daboia palaestinae is an endemic species to the Middle East that is responsible for the majority of envenomation cases with serious health issue consequences. Case Presentation we report a case
Khaldy M, Arafat H, Khaldi Y.
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Personal Experience of Daboia siamensis Envenomation [PDF]

Case Reports in Medicine, 2021
Reports of envenomation induced by Daboia siamensis, a medically important venomous snake in Taiwan, are rare, and species identification might not be definitive. This article reports the complete course of a definite D. siamensis bite.
Tein-Shun Tsai, Chun-Chieh Liu, Po-Chun Chuang   +2 more
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The Middle Eastern Cousin: Comparative Venomics of Daboia palaestinae and Daboia russelii

Toxins, 2022
Among the medically most important snakes in the world, the species belonging to the genus Daboia have been attributed to the highest number of human envenomings, deaths and disabilities.
R. R. Senji Laxme, Suyog Khochare, Saurabh Attarde, Navneet Kaur, Priyanka Jaikumar, Naeem Yusuf Shaikh, Reuven Aharoni, Naftali Primor, Dror Hawlena, Yehu Moran, Kartik Sunagar   +10 more
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Local inflammatory mediators alterations induced by Daboia siamensis venom

Toxicon: X, 2021
The ability of Russell's viper (Daboia siamensis) venom (total RVV) and phospholipase A2 (purified PLA2) to induce the local pathological effects were investigated by the local inflammatory events and the release of inflammatory mediators. Both 0.5 μg of
Suchitra Khunsap, Kanyanat Promruangreang, Sunutcha Suntrarachun, Jureeporn Noiphrom, Orawan Khow   +4 more
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Identification of Daboia siamensis venome using integrated multi-omics data

Scientific Reports, 2022
Snakebite, classified by World Health Organization as a neglected tropical disease, causes more than 100,000 deaths and 2 million injuries per year. Currently, available antivenoms do not bind with strong specificity to target toxins, which means that ...
Thammakorn Saethang, Poorichaya Somparn, Sunchai Payungporn, Sira Sriswasdi, Khin Than Yee, Kenneth Hodge, Mark A. Knepper, Lawan Chanhome, Orawan Khow, Narongsak Chaiyabutr, Visith Sitprija, Trairak Pisitkun   +11 more
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Antibacterial potential of a basic phospholipase A₂(VRV-PL-VIIIa) from Daboia russelii pulchella (Russell's viper) venom [PDF]

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2015
Background:Microbial/bacterial resistance against antibiotics poses a serious threat to public health. Furthermore, the side effects of these antibiotics have stimulated tremendous interest in developing new molecules from diverse organisms as ...
Shivalingaiah Sudharshan, Bhadrapura Lakkappa Dhananjaya   +1 more
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Biochemical and Biological Profiles of Bangladeshi Russell's Viper Snake Venom and Neutralizing Efficacy by Indian VINS Polyvalent Antivenom. [PDF]

J Toxicol
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.
Hasan R, Manik H, Rahman MA, Shathi JH, Islam MT, Biswas MS, Hoque KMF.   +6 more
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Lowly Expressed Toxin Transcripts in Poorly Characterized Myanmar Russell’s Viper Venom Gland [PDF]

BioTech
In Myanmar, Russell’s viper (Daboia siamensis) bite is a significant public health problem. In this study, we expend upon our previous RNA-sequencing approach to characterize candidate toxin genes encoding D. siamensis toxins. The mRNA was extracted from
Khin Than Yee, Jason Macrander, Olga Vasieva, Ponlapat Rojnuckarin   +3 more
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Isolation and Pharmacological Characterisation of Pre-Synaptic Neurotoxins from Thai and Javanese Russell's Viper (Daboia siamensis) Venoms. [PDF]

Toxins (Basel)
The widespread geographical distribution of Russell’s vipers (Daboia spp.) is associated with marked variations in the clinical outcomes of envenoming by species from different countries.
Lay M, Hodgson WC.
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A Comparison of the Efficacy of Antivenoms and Varespladib against the In Vitro Pre-Synaptic Neurotoxicity of Thai and Javanese Russell's Viper (<i>Daboia</i> spp.) Venoms. [PDF]

Toxins (Basel)
The heterogeneity in venom composition and potency in disparate Eastern Russell’s viper (Daboia siamensis) populations has repercussions for the efficacy of antivenoms. This is particularly pronounced in geographical areas in which the venom of the local
Lay M, Hodgson WC.
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