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Pharmacological aspects of Vipera xantina palestinae venom [PDF]

, 2011
In Israel, Vipera xantina palestinae (V.x.p.) is the most common venomous snake, accounting for several hundred cases of envenomation in humans and domestic animals every year, with a mortality rate of 0.5 to 2%.
Katzhendler, Jeoshua, Franziska T. Arlinghaus, Jeoshua Katzhendler, Cezary Marcinkiewicz, Philip Lazarovici, Arlinghaus, Franziska T., Johannes A. Eble, Lazarovici, Philip, Momic, Tatjana, Eble, Johannes A., Hadar Arien-Zakay, Marcinkiewicz, Cezary, Tatjana Momic, Arien-Zakay, Hadar, Arlinghaus, Franziska Therese   +14 more
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Serum IgE against galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose is common in Laotian patients with snakebite envenoming but not the major trigger for early anaphylactic reactions to antivenom

Toxicon: X, 2020
Snake antivenom is the only specific treatment for snakebite envenoming, but life-threatening anaphylaxis is a severe side effect and drawback for the use of these typically mammalian serum products.
Joerg Blessmann, Soulaphap Hanlodsomphou, Bounlom Santisouk, Khamla Choumlivong, Somphet Soukhaphouvong, Phankham Chanthilat, Knut Brockow, Tilo Biedermann   +7 more
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The Clinical Usefulness of Taiwan Bivalent Freeze-Dried Hemorrhagic Antivenom in Protobothrops mucrosquamatus- and Viridovipera stejnegeri-Envenomed Patients

Toxins, 2022
Snakebites from Protobothrops mucrosquamatus (Taiwan habus) and Viridovipera stejnegeri (green bamboo vipers) account for the most venomous snakebites in Taiwan.
Chih-Chuan Lin, Chia-Pang Shih, Chia-Cheng Wang, Chun-Hsiang Ouyang, Chien-Chun Liu, Jau-Song Yu, Chih-Hong Lo   +6 more
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A phase IV, prospective, observational study of the clinical safety of snake antivenoms

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2021
Snake envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that affects more than 2.7 million people worldwide. The treatment is based on the administration of antivenom composed of heterologous immunoglobulins, species-specific therapy involving the possibility ...
Denise Christie Souto Nogueira, Iara Pinheiro Calil, Roberta Márcia Marques dos Santos, Adebal de Andrade Filho, Gláucia Cota   +4 more
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High rate of immediate systemic hypersensitivity reactions to tiger snake antivenom [PDF]

, 2006
During a national multicentre study of snake bites — the Australian Snakebite Project (ASP), involving over 40 hospitals — we have recently noted a high rate of early allergic reactions following the administration of tiger snake antivenom in Australia ...
Gavaghan, Chris, Isbister, Geoffrey, Brown, Simon, Spain, David, Little, Mark, Tankel, Alan, White, Julian, Currie, Bart   +7 more
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Antivenom Cross-Neutralization of the Venoms of Hydrophis schistosus and Hydrophis curtus, Two Common Sea Snakes in Malaysian Waters

Toxins, 2015
Sea snake envenomation is a serious occupational hazard in tropical waters. In Malaysia, the beaked sea snake (Hydrophis schistosus, formerly known as Enhydrina schistosa) and the spine-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis curtus, formerly known as Lapemis ...
Choo Hock Tan, Nget Hong Tan, Kae Yi Tan, Kok Onn Kwong   +3 more
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Preparation and Evaluation of a Horse Antiserum against the Venom of Sea Snake Hydrophis curtus from Hainan, China

Toxins, 2022
Sea snake venom is extremely toxic, and it can induce severe respiratory failure and cause high mortality. The most effective first aid treatment for sea snake bites is to inject antivenom as soon as possible. However, in China, there are only four types
Bo Wang, Guoyan Liu, Min Luo, Xin Zhang, Qianqian Wang, Shuaijun Zou, Fuhai Zhang, Xia Jin, Liming Zhang   +8 more
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Epidemiology and outcome of snake bite cases evaluated at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2009
Summary: Objectives: To study the epidemiology of snake bite patients evaluated at the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, and to study their clinical course and outcome.
Adil Al-Lawati, Seif S. Al-Abri, David G. Lalloo   +2 more
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In Vitro Neurotoxicity of Chinese Krait (Bungarus multicinctus) Venom and Neutralization by Antivenoms

Toxins, 2021
Bungarus multicinctus, the Chinese krait, is a highly venomous elapid snake which causes considerable morbidity and mortality in southern China. B.
Qing Liang, Tam Minh Huynh, Yen Zhi Ng, Geoffrey K. Isbister, Wayne C. Hodgson   +4 more
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Viper and cobra venom neutralization by alginate coated multicomponent polyvalent antivenom administered by the oral route. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BACKGROUND:Snake bite causes greater mortality than most of the other neglected tropical diseases. Snake antivenom, although effective in minimizing mortality in developed countries, is not equally so in developing countries due to its poor availability ...
Sourav Bhattacharya, Mousumi Chakraborty, Piyasi Mukhopadhyay, P P Kundu, Roshnara Mishra   +4 more
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