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Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 2001 Five episodes of envenomation by centipedes in 2 patients are reported. These arthropods are fast-moving, frightening in appearance to some, and may display aggressive behavior. However, stings from these centipedes, like most found worldwide, caused no serious morbidity or mortality.
S P, Bush +3 more
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Cost of Manufacturing for Recombinant Snakebite Antivenoms
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that affects millions of people across the globe. It has been suggested that recombinant antivenoms based on mixtures of human monoclonal antibodies, which target key toxins of medically important ...
Timothy Patrick Jenkins +1 more
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Funnel-web spider bite: a systematic review of recorded clinical cases [PDF]
, 2005 The document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia (09 January 2008). An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.Objective: To investigate species-specific envenoming rates and spectrum ...
Balit, C. +9 more
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Toxins, 2018 There is an unmet need for economical snakebite therapies with long shelf lives that are effective even with delays in treatment. The orally bioavailable, heat-stable, secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) inhibitor, LY333013, demonstrates antidotal ...
Matthew R. Lewin +8 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 Introduction: 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 ...
Natalie R Neumann +6 more
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Toxins, 2022 Snake envenoming causes rapid systemic and local effects that often result in fatal or long-term disability outcomes. It seems likely that acute phase and inflammatory responses contribute to these haemorrhagic, coagulopathic, neurotoxic, nephrotoxic and
Jaffer Alsolaiss +4 more
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A synthetic biology approach for consistent production of plant-made recombinant polyclonal antibodies against snake venom toxins [PDF]
, 2018 Antivenoms developed from the plasma of hyperimmunized animals are the only effective treatment available against snakebite envenomation but shortage of supply contributes to the high morbidity and mortality toll of this tropical disease.
Arnold +38 more
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The management of snakebites in South Africa
South African Family Practice, 2019 Snake bites are common in southern Africa especially in the rural and remote areas. Although all snake bites are not venomous, people bitten by venomous snakes require urgent medical attention and many will require antivenom.
I. Govender, J. Tumbo
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Snake bite: a current approach to management [PDF]
, 2006 Snake envenoming is uncommon but potentially life-threatening. It is characterised by systemic effects including coagulopathy, neurotoxicity, myotoxicity and renal impairment.
Isbister, Geoffrey K.
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Concepts for point-of-care ultrasound training in low resource settings: a scoping review
The Ultrasound JournalBackground Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a potent diagnostic tool especially in resource-limited settings. The implementation of POCUS diagnostics requires adequate training of POCUS operators.
Friedrich Eppel +3 more
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