gentleman who had just arrived in India and had in his possession some of Calmette's antivenine. He very kindly gave me a phial containing a dose of 10 c.c. which I put aside for use when occasion presented itself. On the 17th October 1899, at midday, a trumpeter of the 4th Lancers, H. C., was walking through high grass, at a distance of some 500 yards from the lines, when he felt something pri...

Backgrounds: Envenomation is common in Asia including Iran that induces morbidity and mortality. This study investigated the epidemiological characteristics of cases with snake, spider and scorpion bites. Methods: In this cross-sectional design, epidemiologic data of admitted cases to the Toxicology Department of Imam Reza Hospital of Mashhad, Iran were analyzed across a 7-yr period, from 2004...

Because snake venoms are complex mixtures of bioactive molecules, snake bites produce a large panel of symptoms which cannot be totally prevented by current antivenoms. Thus investigating plant extracts for antivenomics therapy approaches seemed relevant. Here, we evaluated the potency of the aqueous Buds extract of Eucalyptus (ABEE) to counteract the main enzymatic activities of Montivipera bo...

Snakebite is an important public health challenge. Venomous snake bites cause significant morbidity and mortality if treatment measures, especially antivenom therapy, are delayed. We did a case series of 27 adult patients admitted after snakebite to the medical wards of Gondar University Hospital (GUH) from September 2013 to August 2014. The age range was from 15 to 74 years. The male to female...

Objective: There are more than 3000 snake species in the world, about 30% of which known to be venomous. Snake poisoning can cause serious mortality and morbidity. In this study, it was aimed investigate epidemiologically clinically bite cases admitted emergency department a tertiary hospital Izmir.
 Material Methods: Patients who applied our with complaint between 2012 2022 were included ...

INTRODUCTION Snake bite is a major problem in Sri Lanka where recent decades of warfare and economic sanctions have complicated its management. RESULTS A retrospective review of snake bites in north-east Sri Lanka was undertaken in 2005 to review management. Of 303 victims, 145 revealed a local response, 134 a prolonged clotting time, 46 ptosis and five respiratory failure. One died. Of 97 sn...

Envenoming from snake bite is an important medical condition, frequently encountered at the emergency department of BPKIHS hospital (Dharan, Nepal). This is a retrospective study of 52 cases of suspected snake bite who presented at the department from August 1993 to November 1994. Analysis of the data showed that snake bite was more frequent between the ages of 11 to 20 years (36.7%) and 2.5 ti...