Envenomation by the red-tailed coral snake (Micrurus mipartitus) in Colombia

Abstract Background Although the red-tailed coral snake (Micrurus mipartitus) is widely distributed in Colombia and its venom is highly neurotoxic and life threatening, envenomation by this species is rare. Therefore, this report may shed some light on the clinical presentation of M. mipartitus bi...

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Autores principales: Carlos A. Cañas, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Santiago Castaño-Valencia
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SciELO 2017-03-01
Colección:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Acceso en línea:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992017000100502&lng=en&tlng=en