Viper and cobra venom neutralization by alginate coated multicomponent polyvalent antivenom administered by the oral route.

• Main Authors: Sourav Bhattacharya (Author), Mousumi Chakraborty (Author), Piyasi Mukhopadhyay (Author), P P Kundu (Author), Roshnara Mishra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Snake bite causes greater mortality than most of the other neglected tropical diseases. Snake antivenom, although effective in minimizing mortality in developed countries, is not equally so in developing countries due to its poor availability in remote snake infested areas as, and when, r...