Management of venomous snakebites in dogs and cats in Brazil
Snake envenoming is a major problem both to veterinary and human medicine in tropical countries due to high incidence, severity, and sequelae. In Brazil, most envenomings involving animals are caused by Bothrops and Crotalus snakes; these are the highest risk to animals. This study reports on Bothro...
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| author | R.S. Ferreira Júnior B. Barravieira |
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| description | Snake envenoming is a major problem both to veterinary and human medicine in tropical countries due to high incidence, severity, and sequelae. In Brazil, most envenomings involving animals are caused by Bothrops and Crotalus snakes; these are the highest risk to animals. This study reports on Bothrops and Crotalus envenomings in dogs, the main species responsible for epidemiology, pathogenesis, venom action, clinical signs, sequelae and complications, clinical pathology, necropsy findings, diagnosis, and treatment. Veterinarians must be capable of identifying the snake not only by observing its characteristics but also symptom evolution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8fe86fd9bfe64f66a24f6910c65685af2022-12-22T01:58:52ZengSciELOJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases1678-91992004-01-0110211213210.1590/S1678-91992004000200002Management of venomous snakebites in dogs and cats in BrazilR.S. Ferreira JúniorB. BarravieiraSnake envenoming is a major problem both to veterinary and human medicine in tropical countries due to high incidence, severity, and sequelae. In Brazil, most envenomings involving animals are caused by Bothrops and Crotalus snakes; these are the highest risk to animals. This study reports on Bothrops and Crotalus envenomings in dogs, the main species responsible for epidemiology, pathogenesis, venom action, clinical signs, sequelae and complications, clinical pathology, necropsy findings, diagnosis, and treatment. Veterinarians must be capable of identifying the snake not only by observing its characteristics but also symptom evolution.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992004000200002snakesBothopsCrotalusdog |
| spellingShingle | R.S. Ferreira Júnior B. Barravieira Management of venomous snakebites in dogs and cats in Brazil Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases snakes Bothops Crotalus dog |
| title | Management of venomous snakebites in dogs and cats in Brazil |
| title_full | Management of venomous snakebites in dogs and cats in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Management of venomous snakebites in dogs and cats in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of venomous snakebites in dogs and cats in Brazil |
| title_short | Management of venomous snakebites in dogs and cats in Brazil |
| title_sort | management of venomous snakebites in dogs and cats in brazil |
| topic | snakes Bothops Crotalus dog |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992004000200002 |
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