Comportamiento clínico, epidemiológico y uso de suero antiofídico BIOL, en el manejo de accidentes ofídico en hospitales de Chontales, Rio San Juan, Matagalpa y Jinotega, en el período de Enero a Agosto de 2013 [PDF]
Las mordeduras por serpientes constituyen algunas de las urgencias más importantes que se atienden en las unidades de salud de Nicaragua, el tratamiento clave para este tipo de lesiones es el suero antiofídico.
Acevedo Benítez, Eduardo D.+1 more
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This study delved into the intricate relationship between hosts and their gut microbiota, highlighting how various factors such as taxonomy, diet, and environmental conditions influence microbial composition. Focusing on two snake species, Lycodon rufozonatus and Lycodon rosozonatus, from different locations, fecal samples were analyzed using 16S rRNA ...
Fei Zhu+7 more
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GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN THE MORPHOLOGY OF CROTALUS HORRIDUS (SERPENTES: VIPERIDAE)
The timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) occurs in discontinuous populations across the eastern and central United States. The species exhibits high levels of polymorphism in morphological traits, especially in coloration and pattern. Previous studies recognized either distinct northern and southern subspecies or three regional morphs (northern ...
Allsteadt, John+3 more
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Cumplimiento del protocolo para el manejo de intoxicaciones agudas por mordedura de serpiente en pacientes atendidos en el Hospital Victoria Motta-Jinotega, 2014-2015 [PDF]
Según la OMS hasta cinco millones de personas sufren cada año mordeduras de serpiente. Para Latinoamérica se estiman 150,000 accidentes ofídicos y la muerte de 5,000 personas por esta causa (León, 2014).
Díaz Estrada, Adonis Francisco+1 more
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Abstract Capturing data on the life of fossorial vertebrates is difficult since access to the subterranean environment is made unfeasible by its density and opacity. Collecting specimens is only possible through excavation work, causing damage or even death to the specimens.
Carlos Jared+6 more
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Variación morfológica y alometría de las vértebras precloacales en el ofidio daboia russelli (viperidae) [PDF]
Understanding the variation of the ophidian vertebral morphology is an essential tool in snake paleobiology, but so far this field remains hardly investigated.
Chamero, Beatriz+3 more
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Snake envenomation in two cattle: clinical/laboratory aspects and treatment using equine-derived antivenin of Viperidae [PDF]
In this case report, specific antivenin treatment for Viperidae snake envenomation in two cattle was defined for the first time.The diagnosis of snake envenomation was made according to the history and clinical findings.
Altuğ, Nuri, İşler, Cafer Tayer
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Snakes and Snakebite Envenoming in Northern Tanzania: A Neglected Tropical Health Problem. [PDF]
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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Phylogeography of the Central American lancehead Bothrops asper (SERPENTES: VIPERIDAE)
El levantamiento y conexión final del puente terrestre centroamericano es considerado el mayor evento que permitió el intercambio biótico entre linajes vertebrados de origen norte y sur en el Nuevo Mundo. Sin embargo, dada la compleja tectónica que dio forma a América Central, todavía existe una controversia sustancial sobre los detalles de esta ...
Mónica Saldarriaga‐Córdoba+4 more
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Best practices: in the 21st century, taxonomic decisions in herpetology are acceptable only when supported by a body of evidence and published via peer-review [PDF]
This paper was written by nine authors from five continents, and supported by a further 80 academics and many major herpetological societies including the World Congress of Herpetology, in reaction to burgeoning number of species descriptions being ...
Crother, Brian I.+8 more
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