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Proteomic Analysis, Immuno-Specificity and Neutralization Efficacy of Pakistani Viper Antivenom (PVAV), a Bivalent Anti-Viperid Antivenom Produced in Pakistan

Toxins, 2023
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease prevalent in South Asia. In Pakistan, antivenoms are commonly imported from India despite the controversy over their effectiveness.
Andy Shing Seng Lim, Kae Yi Tan, Naeem H. Quraishi, Saud Farooque, Zahoor Ahmed Khoso, Kavi Ratanabanangkoon, Choo Hock Tan   +6 more
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Utility of clot waveform analysis in Russell's viper bite victims with hematotoxicity

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2018
Introduction: In Russell's viper bites, due to the lack of a better alternative, whole blood clotting test (WBCT) remains the standard test even though its reliability and sensitivity has been shown to be low. Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)-
Siju V Abraham, Aboobacker Mohamed Rafi, S Vimal Krishnan, Babu Urumese Palatty, Susheela J Innah, Jerry Johny, Salish Varghese   +6 more
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Digital Disease Ecologies: Encounter, Datafication and the Digital Geographies of One Health

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 2, June 2026.
Short Abstract Through the case of Snake Awareness Rescue Protection App (SARPA), a digital snake translocation and snakebite prevention mobile phone application in Kerala, India, this paper extends recent geographical ‘digital ecologies’ scholarship's concern for the digitisation of more‐than‐human worlds to digital health technology and disease ...
George Kirkham
wiley   +1 more source

Snakebite injuries in Hong Kong: A 10‐year review

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 33, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract Background Snakebite envenomation is a priority neglected tropical disease according to the World Health Organization. To address the issue, enhanced epidemiological evidence in endemic countries and an improved availability of snake antivenoms were proposed. Objectives To understand the local epidemiology of snakebite cases, promote awareness
Shan Liu, Chi Keung Chan, Man Li Tse
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Levels: Applications, Limitations, and Future Directions

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, Volume 48, Issue 2, Page 250-258, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction There are important challenges with the measurement and interpretation of direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) anticoagulant effect including a lack of therapeutic ranges, inaccuracy of routinely available coagulation assays, lack of established thresholds for clinically significant effect, and uncertainty about how to apply the ...
Siraj Mithoowani, Chee Wee Tan, Deborah M. Siegal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prognostic Value of Lupus Anticoagulant and Anti–β2 Glycoprotein I Antibody in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Volume 78, Issue 2, Page 371-384, February 2026.
Objective International criteria for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) include lupus anticoagulant (LA), anticardiolipin (aCL) IgG and IgM, and anti–β2‐glycoprotein I (β2GPI) IgG and IgM. However, evidence supporting their prognostic value or treatment efficacy in improving live birth rates is limited.
Megumi Nonobe, Takahiro Otani, Hiroyuki Yoshihara, Shinobu Goto, Tamao Kitaori, Naomi Nishikawa, Yuichiro Fujieda, Tatsuya Atsumi, Mayumi Sugiura‐Ogasawara   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laboratory Identification of Lupus Anticoagulant (LA) Using Different Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) Assays

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, Volume 48, Issue 1, Page 172-178, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction The International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) guidelines suggest a three‐step evaluation for the detection of lupus anticoagulant (LA), including screening, mixing, and confirmation. According to the guidelines, the LA assay based on activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) should include an initial screening ...
Bárbara G. Barion, Bianca Stefanello, Maria Luiza S. A. de Paula, Thaís S. Saraiva, Paula R. Villaça, Vanderson Rocha, Fernanda A. Orsi, Tania R. F. da Rocha   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reading and relating with Frieda Fromm‐Reichmann and Joanne Greenberg

Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Joshua Pugh
wiley   +1 more source

TOXIC SYNERGY: The Precarious Grasp of Human‐Snake Entanglements in a Thai Venom Facility

Cultural Anthropology, Volume 41, Issue 1, Page 30-56, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Venomous snakes offer unique insight into core topics of anthropological inquiry because they are both the cause of a disease, snakebite envenoming, and the source of the cure. At a Thai facility dedicated to venomous snake husbandry for the production of antivenom, the biological pharmaceutical used in the treatment of this disease, a team of
ERIN MCCONKEY
wiley   +1 more source

Novel role of antiplatelet agents (aspirin plus clopidogrel) in an incoagulable blood of a victim of russell's viper snakebite

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2006
Snake antivenom is a specific antidote to the venom action, neutralizing the circulating venom. However, it fails to neutralize the venom fixed to target organs such as platelets, renal tubules, etc. Russell's viper venom initiates rapid coagulation in a
H. S. Bawaskar
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