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Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2025.Illegal melamine analogs are added to food to make it appear as if it contains more protein. ABSTRACT Illegal melamine analogs are added to food to make it appear as though it contains more protein. These substances have negative impacts on both humans and animals in high quantities. The present paper examines how cobra venom shields rats from melamine‐
Al‐Shimaa M. Abas +3 more
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Acute kidney injury following rhabdomyolysis and sepsis after non-poisonous desert monitor bite
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2017 The desert monitor, Varanus griseus, is a species of desert monitor lizard found in North-Western India. They are believed to be non-poisonous. We report a case of Indian desert monitor bite leading to acute renal failure following rhabdomyolysis and ...
Poonam Gupta, Pradeep Kumar Verma
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Reflectance Confocal Microscopy of Skin after the Sting of the Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca
Case Reports in Dermatology, 2023 Jellyfish are aquatic animals of the phylum Cnidaria found in seas all over the world. They are characterized by the presence of cnidocytes, cells that contain a secretory organelle, the cnidocyst, mainly used for predation and defense purposes. An adult
Giovanni Paolino +4 more
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Snakebite: When the Human Touch Becomes a Bad Touch
Toxins, 2018 Many issues and complications in treating snakebite are a result of poor human social, economic and clinical intervention and management. As such, there is scope for significant improvements for reducing incidence and increasing patient outcomes.
Bryan G. Fry
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Biological Effects of Animal Venoms on the Human Immune System
Toxins, 2022 Venoms are products of specialized glands and serve many living organisms to immobilize and kill prey, start digestive processes and act as a defense mechanism.
Zharick Avalo +4 more
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Environmental DNA, Volume 7, Issue 2, March/April 2025.This paper details the development and validation of a highly sensitive and specific quantitative PCR assay to detect and monitor Malo bella, a venomous Irukandji jellyfish species. Using targeted primers and a TaqMan MGB probe, the assay effectively detects M. bella environmental DNA in water samples.
Jessica K. Strickland +4 more
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Toxins, 2021 Massive, Africanized honeybee attacks have increased in Brazil over the years. Humans and animals present local and systemic effects after envenomation, and there is no specific treatment for this potentially lethal event.
Jhonatha Mota Teixeira-Cruz +9 more
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Pest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 3, Page 1469-1477, March 2025.Parasitization ability on blowfly pupae of polyploid (triploid) females of the model parasitoid Nasonia vitripennis was compared against diploid controls. Despite highly impaired reproduction, the infertile polyploids had parasitization ability equal to control diploids, demonstrating high utility of polyploid parasitoids for biocontrol, with less ...
Xuan Li, Kelley Leung
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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2018 Snake envenomation is a major public health problem in Brazil. Systemic complications that may arise from snakebites are mainly related to coagulopathy.
Jose Diego de Brito Sousa +7 more
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Top 10 Public Health Challenges for 2024: Charting a New Direction for Global Health Security
Public Health Challenges, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2025.The top 10 public health challenges for 2024 emphasize the need for a unified global approach to address infectious diseases, health disparities, climate change, mental health, substance use, reproductive health, food safety, emerging technologies, healthcare costs, and global collaboration.
Don Eliseo Lucero‐Prisno III +30 more
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