Pre-clinical and preliminary dose-finding and safety studies to identify candidate antivenoms for treatment of envenoming by saw-scaled or carpet vipers (Echis ocellatus) in northern Nigeria.

The aim of this study was to identify candidate antivenoms with specific activity against the venom of the saw-scaled or carpet viper (Echis ocellatus) in northern Nigeria, where bites by this species cause great morbidity and mortality but where effective antivenoms have become scarce and unafforda...

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Hlavní autoři: Abubakar, S, Abubakar, I, Habib, A, Nasidi, A, Durfa, N, Yusuf, P, Larnyang, S, Garnvwa, J, Sokomba, E, Salako, L, Laing, G, Theakston, R, Juszczak, E, Alder, N, Warrell, D
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: 2010