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Predictors of orbital convergence in primates: A test of the snake detection hypothesis of primate evolution [PDF]

, 2011
Traditional explanations for the evolution of high orbital convergence and stereoscopic vision in primates have focused on how stereopsis might have aided early primates in foraging or locomoting in an arboreal environment. It has recently been suggested
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A study on the clinical profile and complications of snake bite among patients at a tertiary care centre in Western Odisha

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2023
Background: India is a country known to the West as a country of snake charmers and snakes. Generation after generation, some families in our country continue to play and live with snakes (snake charmers), but we fail to protect the community from snake
Jagannath Pradhan, Chakradhar Majhi, Sasmita Pradhan   +2 more
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A retrospective analysis of snake envenomation in the intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital in Delhi

Journal of Acute Disease, 2019
Objective: To evaluate the epidemiology, clinical profile and treatment for patients with snake bite in the intensive care unit of our hospital. Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients with snake bite admitted to the intensive care unit of a ...
Shivali Panwar, Aashish Dang
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Reappraisal of Vipera aspis venom neurotoxicity. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2007
BACKGROUND: The variation of venom composition with geography is an important aspect of intraspecific variability in the Vipera genus, although causes of this variability remain unclear.
Elisabeth Ferquel, Luc de Haro, Virginie Jan, Isabelle Guillemin, Sabine Jourdain, Alexandre Teynié, Jacques d'Alayer, Valérie Choumet   +7 more
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Snake bite in Northwest Iran: A retrospective study [PDF]

Journal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine, 2016
Introduction: bite affects about 2 million people every year, with more than 100000 mortalities annually. A person bitten by a snake represents a variety of symptoms.
Leila Eslamian, Haede Mobaiyen, Zhinous Bayat-Makoo, Reza Piri, Ronak Benisi, Mohammad Naghavi Behzad   +5 more
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Animal bites presenting to the emergency department: Spectrum, seasonal variation, and outcome

Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, 2021
Context: Animal bites including insect, reptile, and mammalian bites are common presentations to the emergency department (ED). Although profile and outcome of individual bites are described in detail, the literature on comprehensive overall clinical ...
Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash, Rayshna Rao   +1 more
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Epidemiology, impact and control of rabies in Nepal : a systematic review [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Rabies is a vaccine-preventable viral zoonosis belonging to the group of neglected tropical diseases. Exposure to a rabid animal may result in a fatal acute encephalitis if effective post-exposure prophylaxis is not provided.
Ale, Anita, Aryal, Arjun, Declercq, Anne, Depraz, Stephanie, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Dorny, Pierre, Duchateau, Luc, Gaire, Tara Nath, Gongal, Gyanendra, Karki, Surendra, Pandey, Basu Dev, Pun, Sher Bahadur, Sharma, Barun Kumar, Speybroeck, Niko   +13 more
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Animal-Related Injuries in a Resource-Limited Setting: Experiences from a Tertiary Health Institution in Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
Animal related injuries are a major but neglected emerging public health problem and contribute significantly to high morbidity and mortality worldwide. No prospective studies have been done on animal related injuries in our setting.
Chalya, Phillipo L, Gilyoma, Japhet M, Mabula, Joseph B   +2 more
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Snake Bite

Digital Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2019
The Nigerian Field, 55 (3-4), 109 ...
Meghna Arora, Rajendra Prasad
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Snakebite in bedroom kills a physician in Cameroon: a case report

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies snake bites as neglected public health problem affecting mostly tropical and subtropical countries.
Armand Nkwescheu, Leopold Cyriaque Donfack Mbasso, Franky Baonga Ba Pouth, Anastase Dzudie, Serge Clotaire Billong, Hermann Ngouakam, Joseph Le Doux Diffo, Hanny Eyongorock, Wilfred Mbacham   +8 more
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