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Where did Venomous Snakes Strike? A Spatial Statistical Analysis of Snakebite Cases in Bondowoso Regency, Indonesia

Hayati Journal of Biosciences, 2018
Snakebite envenomation in Indonesia is a health burden that receives no attention from stakeholders. The high mortality and morbidity rate caused by snakebite in Indonesia is estimated from regional reports.
Farid Rifaie, Tri Maharani, Amir Hamidy
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Snakebite incidence, knowledge and practices among rural subsistence farmers in Pwani Region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Introduction Snakebite is considered an occupational disease, primarily affecting farmers, pastoralists and other agricultural workers in poor rural communities. The WHO aims to reduce snakebite incidence by 50% by 2030.
Billy Ngasala, Abdallah Zacharia, Twilumba Makene, Huda Omary, Monica Shabani, Clemence Kinabo, Ummul-khair Mustafa, Yassin Athuman, Mary Joseph, Anord Rwekaza Paschal, Salum S Ekenga   +10 more
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Causal inference unveils how forest coverage mitigates excess snakebite cases during rainfall seasons in Colombia [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that affects mainly rural populations, where antivenom is scarce. Understanding environmental drivers of snakebite incidence is critical for public health preparedness.
Juan David Gutiérrez, Carlos Bravo-Vega, Juan Manuel Cordovez   +2 more
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Fatal infective necrotising fasciitis: Complication following Naja nigricincta nigricincta bite (western barred spitting cobra/zebra snake)

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Wound infections following cytotoxic snakebites are common. Bites from Naja nigricincta nigricincta (an African spitting cobra) usually present as severe dermonecrosis spreading within the subdermal fascia layer.
EL Saaiman, PJ (Christo) Buys
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Exploring the Utility of Recombinant Snake Venom Serine Protease Toxins as Immunogens for Generating Experimental Snakebite Antivenoms

Toxins, 2022
Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease that causes high rates of global mortality and morbidity. Although snakebite can cause a variety of pathologies in victims, haemotoxic effects are particularly common and are typically characterised by ...
Nessrin Alomran, Patricia Blundell, Jaffer Alsolaiss, Edouard Crittenden, Stuart Ainsworth, Charlotte A. Dawson, Rebecca J. Edge, Steven R. Hall, Robert A. Harrison, Mark C. Wilkinson, Stefanie K. Menzies, Nicholas R. Casewell   +11 more
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Virus-like particles displaying conserved toxin epitopes stimulate polyspecific, murine antibody responses capable of snake venom recognition

Scientific Reports, 2022
Antivenom is currently the first-choice treatment for snakebite envenoming. However, only a low proportion of antivenom immunoglobulins are specific to venom toxins, resulting in poor dose efficacy and potency.
Stefanie K. Menzies, Charlotte A. Dawson, Edouard Crittenden, Rebecca J. Edge, Steven R. Hall, Jaffer Alsolaiss, Mark C. Wilkinson, Nicholas R. Casewell, Robert A. Harrison, Stuart Ainsworth   +9 more
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Namibian spitting cobra, Naja nigricincta nigricincta (Zebra snake): Antibiotic profile of bacteria cultured from the oral pharynx, venom and snakebite wounds

South African Medical Journal, 2023
This was a cross-sectional study with the aim of characterising Naja nigricincta nigricincta’s oral bacterial flora as well as accompanying sensitivities and resistance towards antibiotics.
E Saaiman, C Buys, F Theart
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Association between footwear use and neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND The control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has primarily focused on preventive chemotherapy and case management. Less attention has been placed on the role of ensuring access to adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene and personal ...
A Alemu, A Liberati, A Martinez Cardenas, A Tremblay, AK Mukerji, B Yakob, BH Singer, BJ Marston, C Bird, CB Leal-Castellanos, CP Douglin, D Ayode, D Humphries, DM Sasaki, E Marion, E Price, EC Strunz, F Portaels, G Davey, G Davey, G Tadesse, Gail Davey, GC Ilechukwu, H Feldmeier, H Kloos, Hannah Clark, HG Lacerda, HO Ejere, I Ali, J Bartram, J Bethony, J Gutman, J Landier, J Lello, J Utzinger, J Utzinger, JC Nmor, Jeffrey Michael Bethony, JM Behnke, JO Alarcon, JZ Killewo, Jürg Utzinger, K Deribe, K Gunawardena, K Modjarrad, K Phiri, K Ziegelbauer, Kebede Deribe, Khizar Rafique, L Erosie, M Albonico, M Muehlen, M Nuti, M Thielecke, M Yunus Khan, MA Johnson, MC Freeman, ME Stocks, MI Gamboa, MR Sulong, N Njau, P Aimpun, P Bovet, P Hotez, P Phraisuwan, P Steinmann, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PL Raghunathan, PM Emerson, PP Yori, PR Sanchez, PW Woodburn, R Anderson, R Kurup, RI Ejemot, RJ Traub, RL Pullan, S Knopp, S Mihrshahi, Sara Tomczyk, Simon J. Brooker, Stefanie Knopp, T Liabsuetrakul, US Ugbomoiko, V Chongsuvivatwong, V Jiraanankul, VJ Lee, WG Smillie, YB Molla, YB Molla   +90 more
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Delays, fears and training needs: Perspectives of health workers on clinical management of snakebite revealed by a qualitative study in Kitui County, Kenya

Toxicon: X, 2021
Key aims of the WHO Strategy to halve snakebite morbidity and mortality include health system strengthening and training of health workers. This requires knowledge of local health system needs and capacity, health worker training needs, and factors ...
Kieran Barnes, Cecelia Ngari, Stanley Parkurito, Leo Wood, Denis Otundo, Robert Harrison, George O. Oluoch, Anna Trelfa, Clare Baker   +8 more
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Physiological constraints dictate toxin spatial heterogeneity in snake venom glands

BMC Biology, 2022
Background Venoms are ecological innovations that have evolved numerous times, on each occasion accompanied by the co-evolution of specialised morphological and behavioural characters for venom production and delivery.
Taline D. Kazandjian, Brett R. Hamilton, Samuel D. Robinson, Steven R. Hall, Keirah E. Bartlett, Paul Rowley, Mark C. Wilkinson, Nicholas R. Casewell, Eivind A. B. Undheim   +8 more
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