Snake bite is a common and frequently devastating environmental and occupational
disease, especially in rural areas of tropical developing countries. Its public health …

Snake bite is one of the most neglected public health issues in poor rural communities living
in the tropics. Because of serious misreporting, the true worldwide burden of snake bite is …

The Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) is one of the most medically significant snakes in Sri
Lanka, responsible for a significant proportion of fatal snakebites in the region. Accounting …

The Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) is one of the most medically significant snakes in Sri
Lanka, responsible for a significant proportion of fatal snakebites in the region. Accounting …

Antivenom is the mainstay of treatment of snakebite envenoming. However, adverse
reactions to snake antivenom that is available are common in many parts of the world where …

Antibody technologies are being increasingly applied in the field of toxinology. Fuelled by
the many advances in immunology, synthetic biology, and antibody research, different …

The development of snake antivenoms more than a century ago should have heralded
effective treatment of the scourge of snakebite envenoming in impoverished, mostly rural …

Parenteral administration of horse-and sheep-derived antivenoms constitutes the
cornerstone in the therapy of envenomations induced by animal bites and stings. Depending …

The concept of antivenoms was first developed by Henry Sewall in 1887 when he
demonstrated that pigeons could be immunized against the effects of pygmy rattlesnake …

Animal-derived antivenoms constitute the mainstay in the therapy of snakebite envenoming.
Antivenoms are manufactured by immunizing animals, usually horses, with venoms from a …