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Influence of envenomation timing on peripheral immune and oxidative responses in experimental scorpion envenomation [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical DiseasesBackground: Scorpion envenomation poses a significant health threat in endemic regions, eliciting complex immune responses in affected individuals. Recent research suggests that the timing of envenomation - whether it occurs during the day or night ...
Fares Daachi +3 more
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Factors Associated with Complications of Snakebite Envenomation in Health Facilities in the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso from 2016 to 2021 [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseSnakebite envenomation remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in rural populations. This study identified factors associated with the complications of snakebite envenomation reported in the Cascades region of Burkina Faso.
Rene Kinda +5 more
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Antivenom Administration After Rattlesnake Envenoming in Arizona Does Not Directly Diminish Pain [PDF]
ToxinsThe onset, progression, and severity of pain following rattlesnake envenomation are highly variable between patients. Pain can be severe and persistent, seemingly refractory to opioid analgesics.
Vance G. Nielsen +6 more
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Journal of Acute Disease, 2021 Objective: To identify the early predictors of severe envenomation in the southern region of Tunisia. Methods: It was a retrospective monocentric study including consecutive patients admitted to the emergency department for snakebite envenomation ...
Olfa Chakroun-Walha +7 more
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Global mortality of snakebite envenoming between 1990 and 2019
Nature Communications, 2022 Snakebite envenoming is a leading cause of mortality among neglected tropical diseases. Here, the authors analyze a global data repository and estimate that snakebite envenoming caused over 63,000 deaths in 2019, primarily concentrated in South Asia and ...
GBD 2019 Snakebite Envenomation Collaborators
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Mechanical ventilation in snake envenomation of dogs and cats
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Envenomation by snakes in Elapidae and Viperidae families have been associated with respiratory failure in dogs and cats. Mechanical ventilation may be required for hypoventilation due to neuromuscular paralysis or hypoxemia due to pulmonary hemorrhage ...
Cameron A. D. Morris +1 more
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Delayed Recognition of Severe Systemic Envenomation after Copperhead Bite: A Case Report
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2022 Introduction: We report a case of severe systemic copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix, envenomation that resulted in long-term sequelae. Case Report: A 72-year-old man presented to the emergency department after suffering a copperhead snakebite.
Patrick E. Kelly, Charles J. Gerardo
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2017 Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that kills >100,000 people and maims >400,000 people every year. Impoverished populations living in the rural tropics are particularly vulnerable; snakebite envenoming perpetuates the cycle of poverty. Snake venoms are complex mixtures of proteins that exert a wide range of toxic actions.
Gutiérrez, J +5 more
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Sonographic extremity assessment of crotalinae envenomation
Toxicology Communications, 2021 The evaluation of a patient after Crotalinae envenomation requires assessment of local and systemic signs and symptoms in conjunction with laboratory data.
Kirk L. Cumpston +3 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 BackgroundLocal envenomation following snakebites is accompanied by thermal changes, which could be visualized using infrared imaging. We explored whether infrared thermal imaging could be used to differentiate venomous snakebites from non-venomous and ...
Paramasivam Sabitha +4 more
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