Snake envenomation in Africa

JM Benjamin, BN Abo, N Brandehoff - Current Tropical Medicine Reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated
snakebite envenoming (SBE) as a category A neglected tropical disease (NTD). This review …

Coagulotoxic effects by brown snake (Pseudonaja) and taipan (Oxyuranus) venoms, and the efficacy of a new antivenom

CN Zdenek, C Hay, K Arbuckle, TNW Jackson… - Toxicology in Vitro, 2019 - Elsevier
Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease that disproportionately affects the poor. Antivenom
is the only specific and effective treatment for snakebite, but its distribution is severely limited …

Role of Phospholipases A2 in Vascular Relaxation and Sympatholytic Effects of Five Australian Brown Snake, Pseudonaja spp., Venoms in Rat Isolated Tissues

NT Vuong, TNW Jackson, CE Wright - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Human envenoming by Australian brown snakes (Pseudonaja spp.) may result in potentially
life-threatening hypotension and subsequent cardiovascular collapse. There have been …

An in vivo examination of the differences between rapid cardiovascular collapse and prolonged hypotension induced by snake venom

R Kakumanu, BK Kemp-Harper, A Silva, S Kuruppu… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
We investigated the cardiovascular effects of venoms from seven medically important
species of snakes: Australian Eastern Brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis), Sri Lankan …

[HTML][HTML] A Pharmacological Examination of the Cardiovascular Effects of Malayan Krait (Bungarus candidus) Venoms

J Chaisakul, MR Ahmad Rusmili, WC Hodgson… - Toxins, 2017 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular effects (eg, tachycardia, hypo-and/or hypertension) are often clinical
outcomes of snake envenoming. Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus) envenoming has been …

Eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis) envenomation in dogs and cats: Clinical signs, coagulation changes, brown snake venom antigen levels and treatment with …

AM Padula, E Leister - Toxicon, 2017 - Elsevier
This report describes the diagnosis and treatment of 16 confirmed cases of snakebite from
the Australian eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis) in dogs and cats. The clinical …

Proteolytic Homeostasis in the Tissue of the Spleen and the Heart of Rats Injected with the Venom of Vipera berus berus and Vipera berus nikolskii

M Palamarchuk, A Bobr, A Mudrak, I Gunas… - 2023 - docs.academia.vn.ua
Species of the subfamily Viperinae, known to be Old World vipers, Vipera berus berus and
Vipera berus nikolskii, are highly distributed in Europe and show their venomous effect …

Severe coagulopathy in Merrem's hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale) envenoming unresponsive to fresh frozen plasma: A case report

H Kumara, N Seneviratne, DS Jayaratne… - Toxicon, 2019 - Elsevier
The Merrem's hump-nosed viper (H. hypnale) causes many snakebites in South India and
Sri Lanka. At present no antivenom is available for envenomings by this snake. A 42-year …

Pets in peril: The relative susceptibility of cats and dogs to procoagulant snake venoms

CN Zdenek, J Llinas, J Dobson, L Allen… - … and Physiology Part C …, 2020 - Elsevier
Snakebite is a common occurrence for pet cats and dogs worldwide and can be fatal. In
Australia the eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis) is responsible for an estimated 76 …

Prothrombin activator-like toxin appears to mediate cardiovascular collapse following envenoming by Pseudonaja textilis

J Chaisakul, GK Isbister, MA O'Leary, HC Parkington… - Toxicon, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Brown snake (Pseudonaja spp.)-induced early cardiovascular collapse is a life-
threatening medical emergency in Australia. We have previously shown that this effect can …