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Snakebite envenoming [PDF]

, 2017
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that kills >100,000 people and maims >400,000 people every year. Impoverished populations living in the rural tropics are particularly vulnerable; snakebite envenoming perpetuates the cycle of poverty.
Gutiérrez, JM, Calvete, JJ, Williams, DJ, Harrison, RA, Habib, AG, Warrell, David, Warrell, DA   +6 more
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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
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Skin Grafting for Cobra Bite–Induced Hand Defects: Refining Indications in a Dynamic Wound Environment

International Wound Journal, Volume 23, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Cobra envenomation frequently results in progressive soft‐tissue necrosis of the hand, posing significant challenges for reconstruction. While flap‐based reconstruction is often recommended for severe defects, the role of skin grafting in appropriately selected cases remains poorly defined.
Trần Thiết Sơn, Phan Tuấn Nghĩa, Đặng Phương Nam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

fischuu/Snakebite-LabQC: Stable release

A snakebite pipeline for incoming data ...
Daniel Fischer
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First aid snakebite management implemented by patients.

, 2023
First aid snakebite management implemented by patients.
Clare Baker (17373724), Robert A. Harrison (7062377), James Murray (1397), David G. Lalloo (6671252), Ara Monadjem (136082), Ymkje Stienstra (51284), Sara Padidar (11047824), Jonathan Pons (13805133), Trevor Sithole (17373730), Wisdom M. Dlamini (17373733), Nondusimo Shongwe (13805130), Nicholas R. Casewell (7062380), Thea Litschka-Koen (13805127), Brent Thomas (704932), Lindelwa Mmema (17373727)   +14 more
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Estimating economic and disease burden of snakebite in ASEAN countries using a decision analytic model

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
Background Understanding the burden of snakebite is crucial for developing evidence-informed strategies to pursue the goal set by the World Health Organization to halve morbidity and mortality of snakebite by 2030.
Chanthawat Patikorn, Jörg Blessmann, Myat Thet Nwe, Patrick Joseph G. Tiglao, Taksa Vasaruchapong, Tri Maharani, Uyen Vy Doan, Syafiq Asnawi Zainal Abidin, Ahmad Khaldun Ismail, Iekhsan Othman, Suthira Taychakhoonavudh, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk   +11 more
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Severe Pediatric Snakebite With Coagulopathy and Compartment Syndrome: Conservative Management With Plasma Exchange

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
Therapeutic plasma exchange was successfully used in a child with severe snakebite envenomation complicated by refractory venom‐induced consumptive coagulopathy and suspected compartment syndrome, leading to full recovery and avoidance of surgical intervention.
Zain Mohammed Al Muqbel, Abdulrahman Al‐Majmuei, Ali Haider Ali, Naseem Yusuf Fahad, Reema Ajjawi, Amal Al Dailami, Afshan Lone, Manal Al Maskati, Nasser Mohamed Mansoor   +8 more
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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
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Establishing the Kenya National Antivenom Quality Control Laboratory: Preclinical Efficacy Results of Four Antivenoms Against Venoms from the “Big Five” Snake Species in Kenya

Toxins
Antivenom administration is currently the only therapy for snakebite envenoming. However, in sub-Saharan Africa, inadequate quality control systems have led to deficits in the availability, accessibility, efficacy and safety of regionally available ...
Valentine Musabyimana, John M. Kagira, Jacob Lubuya, Caroline W. Ngugi, Brian M. Musau, Wathuto Ogopotse, Geoffrey Maranga, Dennis Kotti, Pamela M. Khasandi, Ezekiel Adino, Brent C. Thomas, Cassandra M. Modahl, Peter G. Mwethera, Robert A. Harrison, Nicholas R. Casewell, George O. Oluoch   +15 more
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A hospital based epidemiological study of snakebite in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India

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, Rituparna Ghosh, Koushik Mana, Kripasindhu Gantait   +3 more
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