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Snakebite Envenoming Diagnosis and Diagnostics [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Snakebite envenoming is predominantly an occupational disease of the rural tropics, causing death or permanent disability to hundreds of thousands of victims annually.
Andreas Hougaard Laustsen +2 more
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Cerebral Complications of Snakebite Envenoming: Case Studies
Toxins, 2022 There are an estimated 5.4 million snakebite cases every year. People with snakebite envenoming suffer from severe complications, or even death. Although some review articles cover several topics of snakebite envenoming, a review of the cases regarding ...
Yen-Chia Chen +2 more
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The unmet need for the mitigation of snakebite envenoming in India: a one health perspective [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and HealthSnakebite envenoming represents a significant public health challenge, particularly in regions, where venomous snakes are endemic. The One Health approach, which recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, offers a ...
Swati Allen +2 more
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 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. Snake venoms are complex mixtures of proteins that exert a wide range of toxic actions.
Juan Calvete +2 more
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Engineering Antivenom: Research Progress and Future Directions in Snakebite Envenoming Therapy. [PDF]
Ann N Y Acad SciSnakebite envenoming therapy is evolving from plasma‐derived antivenoms toward rationally engineered therapeutics. Advances in toxicovenomics, structural biology, antibody engineering, computational protein design, recombinant expression, small‐molecule inhibitors, and diagnostics are enabling toxin‐centric development of safer, more effective, and ...
Laustsen AH.
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Vulnerability to snakebite envenoming: a global mapping of hotspots [PDF]
Lancet, The, 2018 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. Low global awareness stunts new interventions, adequate health resources, and available health care.
David Warrell +2 more
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Thromboinflammatory complications of Bothrops snakebite envenoming: the case of B. lanceolatus endemic to the Caribbean Island of Martinique [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologySnakebite envenoming remains a predominant neglected disease in tropical and subtropical regions, with high rates of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Bothrops snakebite envenoming.
Caroline Rapon +14 more
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Implementing Interventions Under “National Action Plan for Snakebite Envenoming (NAPSE) in India”: Challenges, Lessons Learnt and Way Forward for Stakeholders Participatory Approach [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseSnakebite envenoming remains a critical yet underrecognized public health issue, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions, with India bearing nearly half of the global burden of snakebite-related deaths.
Ajit Dadaji Shewale +5 more
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Snakebite envenoming from an Ecohealth perspective
Toxicon: X, 2020 Snakebite envenomings occur in complex ecological, social, economic, cultural, and political contexts. Hence, the understanding of this public health issue demands systemic and holistic approaches. Ecohealth constitutes a valuable paradigm to study snakebites, as it emphasizes on the close linkages between ecosystems, society, and health.
José Maria Gutierrez
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Snakebite envenoming is a global neglected disease with an incidence of up to 2.7 million new cases every year. Although antivenoms are so-far the most effective treatment to reverse the acute systemic effects induced by snakebite envenoming, they have a
Carlos Chavéz-Olortegui +2 more
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