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Snakebites in Paraíba, Brazil [PDF]

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2005
The epidemiological data on snakebites in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, is scarce. This accounts for the difficulties in helping the victims. Hence, to obtain the clinical and epidemic profile of the snakebite accidents in Paraíba, we studied the number of cases recorded in this state between January 1995 and December 2000.
Albuquerque, H. N., Fernandes, A., Albuquerque, I. C. S.   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Applying Ensemble Ecological Niche Modeling to Identify High Risk Areas for Scorpions' Sting

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2025.
In this study, we used ecological niche models to map the distribution of eight of the most dangerous scorpion species to quantify sting risk across Iran. We identified the areas where people are most vulnerable to scorpion stings based on exposure to scorpions and limited accessibility to healthcare centers.
Anooshe Kafash, Ahmad Ali Hanafi Bojd, Anna Pintor, Marc Grünig, Masoud Yousefi, Gholamreza Hassanpour   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Search for Natural and Synthetic Inhibitors That Would Complement Antivenoms as Therapeutics for Snakebite Envenoming

Toxins, 2021
A global strategy, under the coordination of the World Health Organization, is being unfolded to reduce the impact of snakebite envenoming. One of the pillars of this strategy is to ensure safe and effective treatments.
J. Gutiérrez, Laura-Oana Albulescu, R. Clare, N. Casewell, T. A. Abd El-Aziz, T. Escalante, A. Rucavado   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dealing with snakebite in rural Cameroon: A qualitative investigation among victims and traditional healers

Toxicon: X, 2021
Background: Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) affecting rural and remote populations globally, who are additionally burdened by poverty and the lack of effective healthcare systems.
Manon Chuat, Gabriel Alcoba, Justin Eyong, Franck Wanda, Eric Comte, Armand Nkwescheu, François Chappuis, Patricia Hudelson   +7 more
doaj  

A Decoy-Receptor Approach Using Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Mimics Reveals Their Potential as Novel Therapeutics Against Neurotoxic Snakebite

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019
Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease that causes 138,000 deaths each year. Neurotoxic snake venoms contain small neurotoxins, including three-finger toxins (3FTxs), which can cause rapid paralysis in snakebite victims by blocking postsynaptic ...
Laura-Oana Albulescu, Taline Kazandjian, Julien Slagboom, Ben Bruyneel, Stuart Ainsworth, Jaffer Alsolaiss, Simon C. Wagstaff, Gareth Whiteley, Robert A. Harrison, Robert A. Harrison, Chris Ulens, Jeroen Kool, Nicholas R. Casewell, Nicholas R. Casewell   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Haemotixic snake venoms: their functional activity, impact on snakebite victims and pharmaceutical promise [PDF]

, 2017
Snake venoms are mixtures of numerous proteinacious components that exert diverse functional activities on a variety of physiological targets. Because the toxic constituents found in venom vary from species to species, snakebite victims can present with ...
Abubakar, Alirol, Alirol, Amiconi, Andrião-Escarso, Antonypillai, Arlinghaus, Arnold, Berling, Calvete, Calvete, Camargo, Casewell, Casewell, Casewell, Casewell, Casewell, Chakrabarty, Chippaux, Chippaux, Chippaux, Cousin, Deshpande, Durban, Earl, Escalante, Ferreira, Flight, Flight, Fox, Fry, Fry, Funk, Greene, Gutiérrez, Gutiérrez, Habib, Han, Harrison, Harrison, Harrison, Hutton, Illig, Isbister, Isbister, Isbister, Kasturiratne, Katkar, Kerkkamp, King, Kini, Lu, Lynch, Maduwage, Markland, Marrakchi, Marsh, Massey, McCleary, Modesto, Moll, Mosquera, Moura-da-Silva, Nowak, Oyama, Peerlinck, Phillips, Pirkle, Pla, Reza, Reza, Rivel, Rosing, Rucavado, Scarborough, Segura, Shimokawa, Siigur, Silva, Smith, Stocker, Stocker, Tan, Tan, Tan, Teixeira, Triplett, Vidal, Visser, Vonk, Vonk, Warrell, Warrell, Williams, Williams, Xu, Xu, Zhang   +97 more
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Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: Application of Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes Guidelines for Treatment Prescription in Dogs With Acute Kidney Injury and Outcome Prediction

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume 39, Issue 4, July/August 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is routinely used in human patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) but studies in dogs are scarce. Objective To describe CRRT in dogs and assess the utility of a previously validated scoring system for dogs with AKI undergoing hemodialysis, and the Acute Patient Physiological and ...
Hilli Raskansky, Yaron Bruchim, Ran Nivy
wiley   +1 more source

Biogeographic venom variation in Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) and the preclinical inefficacy of antivenom therapy in snakebite hotspots

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Background Snakebite in India results in over 58,000 fatalities and a vast number of morbidities annually. The majority of these clinically severe envenomings are attributed to Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii), which has a near pan-India distribution ...
R. R. Senji Laxme, Suyog Khochare, Saurabh S. Attarde, Vivek Suranse, Ashwin Iyer, N. Casewell, R. Whitaker, G. Martin, K. Sunagar   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Snakes and Snakebite Envenoming in Northern Tanzania: A Neglected Tropical Health Problem. [PDF]

, 2015
Snakebites cause considerable human and livestock injuries as well as deaths worldwide, and particularly have a high impact in sub-Saharan Africa. Generating a basic platform of information on the characteristics of snakes and snakebites in various ...
Kimaro, W H, Kipanyula, M J
core   +2 more sources

Exploiting venom toxins in paratransgenesis to prevent mosquito-borne disease

Parasites & Vectors
Mosquitoes are responsible for the transmission of numerous pathogens, including Plasmodium parasites, arboviruses and filarial worms. They pose a significant risk to public health with over 200 million cases of malaria per annum and approximately 4 ...
Stephanie French, Rachael Da Silva, Janet Storm, Christida E. Wastika, India Cullen, Martijn ten Have, Grant L. Hughes, Cassandra M. Modahl   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source