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An Appraisal of Antidotes’ Effectiveness: Evidence of the Use of Phyto-Antidotes and Biotechnological Advancements

open access: yesMolecules, 2020
Poisoning is the greatest source of avoidable death in the world and can result from industrial exhausts, incessant bush burning, drug overdose, accidental toxication or snake envenomation. Since the advent of Albert Calmette’s cobra venom antidote,
Christiana Eleojo Aruwa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oral Bacteria and Their Antibiotic Susceptibilities in Taiwanese Venomous Snakes

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2022
Wound infections after venomous snakebites are clinically important. Information regarding the nature and antibiotic susceptibilities of snake oral bacterial flora could support empiric antibiotic therapy.
Po-Chun Chuang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seasonal variation, treatment outcome, and its associated factors among the snakebite patients in Somali region, Ethiopia

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundSnakebite is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in many areas, particularly in the rural tropics, and is a major public health problem around the world.
Ahmed Abdullahi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The potential of phenolic acids in therapy against snakebites: A review.

open access: yesToxicon, 2021
Ophidism is a serious health problem worldwide and is included in the World Health Organization's (WHO's) list of Neglected Tropical Diseases. Although snakebite envenoming requires emergency treatment, currently the only treatment recommended by WHO is ...
S. Ferreira   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Immersing in a Neglected Problem Inside the Amazon Jungle: Abstracts of the 1st International Symposium on Research in Venomous Animals, Manaus, Brazil

open access: yesBiology and Life Sciences Forum, 2023
The Amazon represents the world’s greatest biodiversity and covers different countries in South America, including Brazil with the largest area. The interaction between the resident population of this area and its ecosystem is responsible for an intense ...
Jacqueline Sachett   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Point-of-care infrared thermal imaging for differentiating venomous snakebites from non-venomous and dry bites

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Background Local envenomation following snakebites is accompanied by thermal changes, which could be visualized using infrared imaging. We explored whether infrared thermal imaging could be used to differentiate venomous snakebites from non-venomous and ...
P. Sabitha   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development of a Recombinant Antibody-Based Treatment of Snakebites [PDF]

open access: green, 2014
Mikael Engmark   +5 more
openalex   +4 more sources

The management of a blood donor bitten by a snake [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The worldwide burden of snakebite is high and venomous snakes are found in many regions of the world and are a threat to public health. In Italy, for instance, viper bites are an infrequent but not negligible event.
Catalano, Liviana   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Preliminary Insights of Brazilian Snake Venom Metalloproteomics

open access: yesToxins, 2023
Snakebite envenoming is one of the most significantly neglected tropical diseases in the world. The lack of diagnosis/prognosis methods for snakebite is one of our motivations to develop innovative technological solutions for Brazilian health.
Bruna Cavecci-Mendonça   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity of Phospholipases A2 from Bothrops atrox Snake Venom: Adaptive Advantages for Snakes Compromising Treatments for Snakebite Patients

open access: yesToxins, 2022
The evolution of snake venoms resulted in multigene toxin families that code for structurally similar isoforms eventually harboring distinct functions. PLA2s are dominant toxins in viper venoms, and little is known about the impact of their diversity on ...
Leijiane F. Sousa   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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