This paper records the meaning of the term 'offense' and the folk knowledge related to local beliefs and practices of folk medicine that prevent and treat snake bites, as well as the implications for the conservation of snakes in the county of Pedra Branca, Bahia State, Brazil. The data was recorded from September to November 2006 by means of open-ended interviews performed with 74 individuals ...

Kirsty L. Nash*, Nicholas A. J. Graham, Simon Jennings, Shaun K. Wilson and David R. Bellwood Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia; Lowestoft Laboratory, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), Lowestoft NR33 0HT, UK; School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, ...

We report a case of snakebite in which envenomation was manifested through impairment of the visual field. The patient, a 46-year-old man, was bitten on the right thumb by Bothrops lanceolatus. Treatment with a specific equine antivenom (Bothrofav) was administered one hour after the bite. With the exception of fang marks, the results of a clinical examination, particularly the neurologic compo...

Snakebite envenomations occur in 45,000 patients in the USA annually and are associated with morbidity especially in children and the elderly. Crotalidae polyvalent immune fab (ovine; FabAV) is a polyvalent antivenom derived from sheep for crotalid envenomations. Limited clinical trials are available in paediatric patients. A literature search using MEDLINE (1950-February 2008), International P...

Snake bite is a major health hazard that leads to high mortality and great suffering in victims. The remedies are of great interest since they may have recognizable therapeutic or toxic effects and are steeped in cultural beliefs that invariably conflict with formal health care practices. The study of the interaction between plants and people is invaluable in discovering new herbal medicines an...

INTRODUCTION We report the unusual presentation and complications of a case of snakebite, involving a child and his mother, who were bitten by the same snake. CLINICAL PICTURE The mother was well but the child developed worsening local pain and swelling. TREATMENT AND OUTCOME Test doses of antivenom were administered but he developed anaphylactic shock. Subsequently, he developed compartmen...

Cristina Barrón*, Eugenia T. Apostolaki and Carlos M. Duarte 1 Griffith School of Environment, Australian Rivers Institute-Coast and Estuaries, and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 2 Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography, Heraklion, Greece 3 Department of Global Change Research, Instit...

Three horse-derived antivenoms were tested for their ability to neutralize lethal, hemorrhagic, edema-forming, defibrinating and myotoxic activities induced by the venom of Bothrops atrox from Antioquia and Chocó (Colombia). The following antivenoms were used: a) polyvalent (crotaline) antivenom produced by Instituto Clodomiro Picado (Costa Rica), b) monovalent antibothropic antivenom produced ...

AIM To assess the adequacy of the types and quantities of antidotes, antivenoms and antitoxins held by New Zealand hospital pharmacies. METHODS A list of 61 antidotes, antivenoms, antitoxins and their various forms was developed following literature review and consideration of national pharmaceutical listings. An Internet-accessible survey was then developed, validated and, during the period ...