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A Profile of Snake Bites in Brazil, 2001 to 2012

, 2014
Snake bite incidents are on rise in Brazil. The present study updates the current state of knowledge about snake poisoning in Brazil, following a descriptive and retrospective method.
Rosany Bochner Judith Tiomny Fiszon
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Occupational Snake Bites: a Prospective Case Series of Patients Reported to the ToxIC North American Snakebite Registry. [PDF]

J Med Toxicol, 2016
Spyres MB, Ruha AM, Seifert S, Onisko N, Padilla-Jones A, Smith EA.   +5 more
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Venomous Snake Bites in Japan

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2011
Few reliable data are available on the incidence of snake bites in developing and developed nations. Insufficient epidemiologic data have hindered the recognition of snake bite as an important public health issue.
Hideo Yasunaga, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Kazuaki Kuwabara, Hideki Hashimoto, Shinya Matsuda   +4 more
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From fangs to antidotes: A scoping review on snakebite burden, species, and antivenoms in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundSnake bites cause considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide, yet evidence from low- and middle-income countries remains fragmented. This is particularly the case in Eastern Mediterranean Region where available data on snake bites is ...
Ali Alshalah, David J Williams, Alessandra Ferrario   +2 more
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Snake bite management in a toddler: a case report in Sumbawa Besar

Paediatrica Indonesiana, 2021
Snake bite is an often-neglected,1 life-threatening emergency prevalent in rural areas of tropical countries such as Indonesia.2 The WHO reported a worldwide incidence of 5 million snake bites per year, with 100,000–200,000 deaths.3 The incidence rate ...
Ferry Liwang, Fitria Nuraeni, Mulya R. Karyanti   +2 more
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Purification and functional characterisation of rhiminopeptidase A, a novel aminopeptidase from the venom of Bitis gabonica rhinoceros [PDF]

, 2010
This study describes the discovery and characterisation of a novel aminopeptidase A from the venom of B. g. rhinoceros and highlights its potential biological importance.
A Addlagatta, A Moriyama, A Reaux, AG Leslie, B Nocek, BN Porto, C Claperon, DM Nanus, DN Perkins, DT Jones, DT Jones, E Gasparello-Clemente, E Quevillon, E. Gail Hutchinson, EM Danielsen, G Vazeux, G Vazeux, IM Francischetti, J Wang, JJ Calvete, JM Gibbins, John Pius Dalton, Jonathan M. Gibbins, JW Fox, K Ito, KA Kantardjieff, Kimberley A. Watson, L Anderson, L Kall, LJ McGuffin, M Migaud, MA Faiz, MA Larkin, MA Marti-Renom, MM Bradford, MM Thunnissen, N Tamura, NM Hooper, OJ Kyrieleis, P Evans, PC Rudberg, PG Laustsen, Q Wu, R Rozenfeld, R Rozenfeld, R Rozenfeld, RA Laskowski, RM Bennett-Lovsey, Robert A. Harrison, S Marchio, S McGowan, S Vaiyapuri, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri, SD Aird, SD Aird, Simon C. Wagstaff, TG Burland, VL Pham, X Iturrioz, Y Goto, Y Goto, Y Ogawa, Y Ogawa, Y Ogawa   +63 more
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Massive cutaneous complications due to snakebite: A case report and literature review

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Wound infections due to snake bites such as cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis, although not common, are seen in snake bites and if left untreated can cause serious complications.
Mahdieh Sadeghi, Maryam Barazandeh, Zakaria Zakariaei, Lotfollah Davoodi, Rabeeh Tabaripour, Mahdi Fakhar, Ashkan Zakariaei   +6 more
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Identification and management of Snake Bite in Asia: A narrative review

Journal of the Scientific Society, 2023
Snake bites are an important cause of illness and deaths in the rural population in tropical, subtropical and southeast Asian countries. There are more than 3000 species of snakes found all over the world of which around 300 species are found in India ...
M Rathinasamy, M Mithuna, Sunitha Ramasamy, J Antony, V Jaishree, M Alexander   +5 more
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A Study of Clinical Profile of Patients with Snake Bite Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in the North Bank of the Brahmaputra: a Hospital Based Cross Sectional Study

Assam Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023
Background: Snake bite envenomation is a neglected tropical disease which needs urgent medical attention and anti-snake venom (ASV) infusion but is often overlooked and under-reported owing to the age-old tradition of local aid by quacks, poor ...
Chitralekha Baruah, Bhaskar Baruah, Subhadeep Bhattacharjee, Karuna Hazarika   +3 more
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Literature Review: The Effectiveness First Aid Pressure Immobilization Bandages Technique of Snake Bite [PDF]

, 2021
Backgrounds: Snake bites are a medical emergency that can cause permanent disability and even death (Wintoko and Prameswari 2020). The main principle recommended for the first treatment of a snakebite is to immobilize the area with a pressure bandage ...
Kamaluddin, Ridlwan, Nopita, Dian
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