Pre-clinical assays predict pan-African Echis viper efficacy for a species-specific antivenom.
Snakebite is a significant cause of death and disability in subsistent farming populations of sub-Saharan Africa. Antivenom is the most effective treatment of envenoming and is manufactured from IgG of venom-immunised horses/sheep but, because of complex fiscal reasons, there is a paucity of antiven...
Main Authors: | Nicholas R Casewell, Darren A N Cook, Simon C Wagstaff, Abdulsalami Nasidi, Nandul Durfa, Wolfgang Wüster, Robert A Harrison |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2964286?pdf=render |
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