Vipers of Major clinical relevance in Europe: Taxonomy, venom composition, toxicology and clinical management of human bites
MR Di Nicola, A Pontara, GEN Kass, NI Kramer… - Toxicology, 2021 - Elsevier
Snakebites in Europe are mostly due to bites from Viperidae species of the genus Vipera.
This represents a neglected public health hazard with poorly defined incidence, morbidity
and mortality. In Europe, fourteen species of “true vipers”(subfamily Viperinae) are present,
eleven of which belong to the genus Vipera. Amongst these, the main medically relevant
species due to their greater diffusion across Europe and the highest number of registered
snakebites are six, namely: Vipera ammodytes, V. aspis, V. berus, V. latastei, V. seoanei and …
This represents a neglected public health hazard with poorly defined incidence, morbidity
and mortality. In Europe, fourteen species of “true vipers”(subfamily Viperinae) are present,
eleven of which belong to the genus Vipera. Amongst these, the main medically relevant
species due to their greater diffusion across Europe and the highest number of registered
snakebites are six, namely: Vipera ammodytes, V. aspis, V. berus, V. latastei, V. seoanei and …