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Vulnerability to snakebite envenoming: a global mapping of hotspots. [PDF]
BACKGROUND Snakebite envenoming is a frequently overlooked cause of mortality and morbidity. Data for snake ecology and existing snakebite interventions are scarce, limiting accurate burden estimation initiatives.
Alcoba, Gabriel+12 more
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Combretum adenogonium Steud. Ex A. Rich is a shrub tree native to tropical Africa. Its various parts are used in traditional medicine to treat both infectious and noninfectious diseases. This study investigated the activities and the killing rate of the plant leaf extracted with aqueous and ethanol (70% v/v) against Staphylococcus aureus (American Type
Martin Ntiamoah Donkor+4 more
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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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Abstract Aby Warburg's Bilderatlas Mnemosyne, left unfinished in 1929, has attracted significant interest in recent decades. This essay offers a new interpretation of Warburg's “picture atlas,” not in relation to modernist collage and photomontage, but as an heir to scientific pedagogical exhibitions of the late Wilhelmine period.
Matthew Vollgraff
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BackgroundSnakebite is a major poverty-related neglected tropical disease. An integrated scientific approach is needed to understand the dynamics of this important health issue.
Mohammad Abdul Wahed Chowdhury+6 more
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Antivenoms for Snakebite Envenomings
Animal-derived antivenoms constitute the mainstay in the therapy of snakebite envenoming. Antivenoms are manufactured by immunizing animals, usually horses, with venoms from a single or several medically-relevant snake species. Antivenoms are constituted by either whole IgG molecules or the immunoglobulin fragments F(ab')₂ and Fab, obtained by ...
Gutiérrez, José María+3 more
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Indian Pangolin in Lamjung Requires Urgent Attention 尼泊尔拉姆琼县地区的印度穿山甲急需关注
This study documented the first evidence of the Indian pangolin in Lamjung district, Nepal, finding three burrows and rescue evidence in Simalchaur Naringhat Community Forest. The burrows identified at an elevation of 530 m and characterized by moderate crown and ground cover (26%–50%), a 25° slope, and predominantly red soil, are indicative of a ...
Asmit Neupane+4 more
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Blaming the house: women's efforts to preserve marriage in a rural Sinhala village
Abstract In rural Sri Lanka, marital tension, frequently leading to violence, is an increasing problem. This article explores how the house becomes both the source of problems and a possible solution to them. By examining the way that the social, material, and symbolic dimensions of houses are made to interact, I show how women effect the shaping of ...
Tharindi Udalagama
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Snakebite is an important health problem in many parts of rural West Africa where the carpet or sawscaled viper, Echis ocellatus, is responsible for most of the morbidity and mortality.
Harrison, Robert+3 more
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Priority Actions and Progress to Substantially and Sustainably Reduce the Mortality, Morbidity and Socioeconomic Burden of Tropical Snakebite [PDF]
The deliberations and conclusions of a Hinxton Retreat convened in September 2015, entitled “Mechanisms to reverse the public health neglect of snakebite victims” are reported.
Gutiérrez, José María+1 more
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