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The local and the global: Gina Nahai and the taking up of serpents and stereotypes [PDF]
, 2007 Region, home and transnational migration are explored in terms of the transcultural complexities that reverberate through Iranian American Gina Nahai's Sunday's Silence.
Yousaf, N
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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 +13 more
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Long-term health effects perceived by snakebite patients in rural Sri Lanka: A cohort study.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 The acute effects of snakebite are often emphasized, with less information on long-term effects. We aimed to describe the long-term health effects perceived by patients followed up after confirmed snakebites.
Subodha Waiddyanatha +4 more
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Toxicon: X, 2021 Snakebite envenoming is a life-threatening disease in humans and animals and a major public health issue in rural communities of South-East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Yet the impact of snakebite on domestic animals has been poorly studied.
Isabelle Bolon +14 more
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Unified treatment algorithm for the management of crotaline snakebite in the United States: results of an evidence-informed consensus workshop [PDF]
, 2011 BackgroundEnvenomation by crotaline snakes (rattlesnake, cottonmouth, copperhead) is a complex, potentially lethal condition affecting thousands of people in the United States each year.
Eric J Lavonas +11 more
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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
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International Journal of Public Health, 2023 Objectives: This study aimed to determine the current status of the knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of snakebites among medical staff in China and its influencing factors.Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 12,581 medical staff was conducted in 12 ...
Yanlan Hu +16 more
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Validity and reliability of telephone administration of the patient-specific functional scale for the assessment of recovery from snakebite envenomation [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVES: Although more than 1.8 million people survive snakebite envenomation each year, their recovery is understudied. Obtaining long-term follow-up is challenging in both high- and low-resource settings. The Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS)
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Toxicology Reports, 2017 Objective: Snakebite is a serious medical problem in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. In the present study, hospital based data on snakebite cases and deaths were collected from 10 blocks of the district to obtain a picture of this ...
Sumana Sarkhel +3 more
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Exploiting venom toxins in paratransgenesis to prevent mosquito-borne disease
Parasites & VectorsMosquitoes 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 +7 more
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