Because it primarily affects the poor in undeveloped parts of the world where medical care is often inadequate and insufficient, envenomation is considered a neglected public health issue, despite the existence of antivenom therapy for more than a century. This article provides an overview of the epidemiological situation for important venomous animals, together with achievements in the product...

Objective To identify areas that present a higher risk of exposure to accidents with scorpions in Brazil. Methods We used techniques spatial prioritisation determine the most vulnerable localities envenomation by four scorpion species. Our integrated ecological niche models health investment, antivenin availability, access care facilities and metrics human impact data. Results The indicated thr...

Antivenoms have been used successfully for more than a century and up to now constitute the only effective treatment for snakebites .The production of antivenin started long time ago when the calmette was prepared the antivenom in 1894.The method currently used to prepare antivenom by most of the manufacturers are originated from the method of Pope which was develop in 1938. Several new approac...

antivenoms have been used successfully for more than a century and up to now constitute the only effective treatment for snakebites .the production of antivenin started long time ago when the calmette was prepared the antivenom in 1894.the method currently used to prepare antivenom by most of the manufacturers are originated from the method of pope which was develop in 1938. several new appr...

Banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus; BM), one of the major envenomation species in Taiwan, contains neurotoxic venom proteins (BM proteins), that poses a serious medical problem in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Even though horse-derived serum is an efficient therapy against snake venom, it is associated with high cost and side effects. Therefore, developing a more cost-effective alternat...

The venom of the banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus), one of the major venomous species in Taiwan, contains neurotoxic venom proteins (B. multicinctus proteins) that pose a serious medical problem in tropical and subtropical countries. Even though horse-derived serum is an efficient therapy against snake venom, it is associated with a high cost and side effects. Therefore, developing a more co...