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Diagnosing Syndrome-Like Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia After Pit Viper Envenomation: Overcoming Laboratory Gaps in a Resource-Limited Setting: A Case Report From Nepal. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Snakebite envenomation remains a significant yet often overlooked health challenge in Nepal, particularly in its rural and hilly regions. While venom‐induced consumption coagulopathy (VICC) is commonly observed with viper bites, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) is an extremely rare complication, especially with green pit vipers ...
Kaphle P, Gupta P, Shrestha S, Diyali N, Koirala RK, Shrestha A, Giri D, Pahari N, Sah AK, Hamal K, Bohara S.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Multiple lines of evidence reveal a new species of Krait (Squamata, Elapidae, Bungarus) from Southwestern China and Northern Myanmar [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2021
Kraits of the genus Bungarus Daudin 1803 are widely known venomous snakes distributed from Iran to China and Indonesia. Here, we use a combination of mitochondrial DNA sequence data and morphological data to describe a new species from Yingjiang County ...
Ze-Ning Chen, Sheng-Chao Shi, Gernot Vogel, Li Ding, Jing-Song Shi   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short-term tactics and long-term impacts. [PDF]

Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc
ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Koen EL, Meliane MK, Holmes ZB, Miller KE, Barichivich WJ, Dedeban E, Furst A, Imeri M, Niebanck PE, Nunn S, Pearson K, Rita N, Ryver B, Shaffer D, Walls SC, Ellington EH.   +15 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Severe Pediatric Snakebite With Coagulopathy and Compartment Syndrome: Conservative Management With Plasma Exchange. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Therapeutic plasma exchange was successfully used in a child with severe snakebite envenomation complicated by refractory venom‐induced consumptive coagulopathy and suspected compartment syndrome, leading to full recovery and avoidance of surgical intervention.
Al Muqbel ZM, Al-Majmuei A, Haider Ali A, Fahad NY, Ajjawi R, Al Dailami A, Lone A, Al Maskati M, Mohamed Mansoor N.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The evolution of scale sensilla in the transition from land to sea in elapid snakes [PDF]

Open Biology, 2016
Scale sensilla are small tactile mechanosensory organs located on the head scales of many squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes). In sea snakes and sea kraits (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae), these scale organs are presumptive scale sensilla that purportedly ...
Jenna M. Crowe-Riddell, Edward P. Snelling, Amy P. Watson, Anton Kyuseop Suh, Julian C. Partridge, Kate L. Sanders   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparative Study of Kraits (Squamata: Elapidae: Bungarus) Found in West Bengal, India [PDF]

, 2021
A collective data on kraits (genus Bungarus) showed the presence of six different species of kraits in West Bengal, India. The recorded krait species are- Common Krait or Indian Krait (B. caeruleus), Banded Krait (B. fasciatus), Wall’s Krait (B.
Bhattacharjee, Pradip, Sarkar, Saikat
core   +1 more source

Dramatic neuromuscular paralysis following occult snakebites: An awareness for the primary care physician

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022
Neurotoxic snakebites are a common emergency in tropical countries and account for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Manifestations vary from mild ptosis and ophthalmoplegia to severe flaccid paralysis with ventilatory failure. At times, the
Vishal Mehta, Ritesh Kumar, Rathod Prabhakar, Chandra B Sharma, Aneesha Thomas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical and Demographic Profile of Neurotoxic Snake Bite Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh [PDF]

Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2021
Background:Neurotoxic Snake bite is an important health hazard that may lead to fatality in Bangladesh, particularly in rural areas. Epidemiological data point to 700000 incidences of snake bite resulting in 6000 deaths in a year. Despite the criticality
Pranab Mallik, Mohammad Amin, M Faiz
doaj   +1 more source

Cytotoxicity of Southeast Asian snake venoms

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2012
Cytotoxicity of venoms from eleven medically important snakes found in Southeast Asia (Naja kaouthia, Naja siamensis, Naja sumatrana, Ophiophagus hannah, Bungarus candidus, Bungarus fasciatus, Enhydrina schistosa, Calloselasma rhodostoma, Trimeresurus ...
A Jamunaa, J Vejayan, I Halijah, SH Sharifah, S Ambu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification and structural characterization of a new three-finger toxin hemachatoxin from Hemachatus haemachatus venom. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Snake venoms are rich sources of biologically active proteins and polypeptides. Three-finger toxins are non-enzymatic proteins present in elapid (cobras, kraits, mambas and sea snakes) and colubrid venoms.
Vallerinteavide Mavelli Girish, Sundramurthy Kumar, Lissa Joseph, Chacko Jobichen, R Manjunatha Kini, J Sivaraman   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source