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Priority Actions and Progress to Substantially and Sustainably Reduce the Mortality, Morbidity and Socioeconomic Burden of Tropical Snakebite [PDF]

Toxins, 2016
The deliberations and conclusions of a Hinxton Retreat convened in September 2015, entitled “Mechanisms to reverse the public health neglect of snakebite victims” are reported.
Robert A. Harrison, José María Gutiérrez   +1 more
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Thromboinflammatory complications of Bothrops snakebite envenoming: the case of B. lanceolatus endemic to the Caribbean Island of Martinique [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology
Snakebite envenoming remains a predominant neglected disease in tropical and subtropical regions, with high rates of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Bothrops snakebite envenoming.
Caroline Rapon, Jonathan Florentin, Jonathan Florentin, Fatima Radouani, Fatima Radouani, Prisca Jalta, Prisca Jalta, Florian Negrello, Florian Negrello, Papa Gueye, Papa Gueye, Olivier Pierre-Louis, Remi Neviere, Dabor Resiere, Dabor Resiere   +14 more
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Prospecting Local Treatments Used in Conjunction with Antivenom Administration Following Envenomation Caused by Animals: A Systematic Review

Toxins, 2023
Envenomation caused by venomous animals may trigger significant local complications such as pain, edema, localized hemorrhage, and tissue necrosis, in addition to complications such as dermonecrosis, myonecrosis, and even amputations.
Érica S. Carvalho, Isadora Oliveira, Thaís P. Nascimento, Alexandre Vilhena da Silva Neto, Brenda A. S. Leal, Felipe Q. Araújo, Bruno F. V. Julião, Andrea R. N. Souza, Andreza W. Abrahim, Bruna B. O. Macedo, Jéssica T. S. de Oliveira, Fan Hui Wen, Manuela B. Pucca, Wuelton M. Monteiro, Jacqueline A. G. Sachett   +14 more
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Delayed Psychological Morbidity Associated with Snakebite Envenoming [PDF]

, 2011
Introduction The psychological impact of snakebite on its victims, especially possible late effects, has not been systematically studied. Objectives To assess delayed somatic symptoms, depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD ...
Buckley, Nicholas A., Dawson, Andrew H., de Silva, Janaka H., Jayamanne, Shaluka F., Lalloo, David, Wijesinghe, Chamara A., Williams, Shehan S.   +6 more
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Bothrops bilineatus: An Arboreal Pitviper in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
The two-striped forest-pitviper (Bothrops bilineatus) is an arboreal snake that is currently represented by two subspecies (B. b. bilineatus and B. b. smaragdinus) that comprise a species complex, and its distribution is in the Amazon and the Atlantic ...
Paulo Sérgio Bernarde, Manuela Berto Pucca, Manuela Berto Pucca, Ageane Mota-da-Silva, Wirven Lima da Fonseca, Marllus Rafael Negreiros de Almeida, Isadora Sousa de Oliveira, Felipe Augusto Cerni, Felipe Gobbi Grazziotin, Marco A. Sartim, Marco A. Sartim, Marco A. Sartim, Jacqueline Sachett, Jacqueline Sachett, Fan Hui Wen, Ana Maria Moura-da-Silva, Ana Maria Moura-da-Silva, Wuelton M. Monteiro, Wuelton M. Monteiro   +18 more
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Lonomia obliqua Envenoming and Innovative Research

Toxins, 2021
As a tribute to Butantan Institute in its 120th anniversary, this review describes some of the scientific research efforts carried out in the study of Lonomia envenoming in Brazil, a country where accidents with caterpillars reach over 42,000 individuals
Miryam Paola Alvarez-Flores, Renata Nascimento Gomes, Dilza Trevisan-Silva, Douglas Souza Oliveira, Isabel de Fátima Correia Batista, Marcus Vinicius Buri, Angela Maria Alvarez, Carlos DeOcesano-Pereira, Marcelo Medina de Souza, Ana Marisa Chudzinski-Tavassi   +9 more
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Effect of Indian Polyvalent Antivenom in the Prevention and Reversal of Local Myotoxicity Induced by Common Cobra (Naja naja) Venom from Sri Lanka In Vitro

Toxins, 2021
Bites by many Asiatic and African cobras (Genus: Naja) cause severe local dermonecrosis and myonecrosis, resulting in permanent disabilities. We studied the time scale in which two Indian polyvalent antivenoms, VINS and Bharat, remain capable of ...
Umesha Madhushani, Prabhani Thakshila, Wayne C. Hodgson, Geoffrey K. Isbister, Anjana Silva   +4 more
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Questionnaire Background on the Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus) Breeders’ Awareness of the Risk of Being Bitten

Animals, 2021
Several cases of Heterodon nasicus bites producing various symptoms have already been described. In this paper, a survey was conducted among Polish breeders of this species, where 47.7% of the respondents admitted that their snakes had tried to bite them,
Damian Zieliński
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Snakebite Envenoming Diagnosis and Diagnostics

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Snakebite envenoming is predominantly an occupational disease of the rural tropics, causing death or permanent disability to hundreds of thousands of victims annually.
Cecilie Knudsen, Cecilie Knudsen, Jonas A. Jürgensen, Sofie Føns, Aleksander M. Haack, Rasmus U. W. Friis, Søren H. Dam, Sean P. Bush, Julian White, Andreas H. Laustsen   +9 more
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Repurposing cancer drugs, batimastat and marimastat, to inhibit the activity of a group I metalloprotease from the venom of the Western Diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox [PDF]

, 2020
Snakebite envenomation causes over 140,000 deaths every year predominantly in developing countries. As a result, it is one of the most lethal neglected tropical diseases.
Bicknell, Andrew B., Lakshminarayanan, Karthik, Layfield, Harry J., Mehmi, Amita, Patel, Ketan, Ravishankar, Divyashree, Salim, Anika, Sonavane, Medha, Trim, Steven A., Vaiyapuri, Rajendran, Vaiyapuri, Sakthivel, Vallance, Thomas M., Williams, Harry F.   +12 more
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