A Heterologous Multiepitope DNA Prime/Recombinant Protein Boost Immunisation Strategy for the Development of an Antiserum against Micrurus corallinus (Coral Snake) Venom.

• Main Authors: Henrique Roman Ramos (Author), Inácio de Loiola M Junqueira- (Author), Juliana Branco Novo (Author), Karen Castro (Author), Clara Guerra Duarte (Author), Ricardo A Machado- (Author), Carlos Chavez-Olortegui (Author), Paulo Lee Ho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Envenoming by coral snakes (Elapidae: Micrurus), although not abundant, represent a serious health threat in the Americas, especially because antivenoms are scarce. The development of adequate amounts of antielapidic serum for the treatment of accidents caused by snakes like Micrurus cora...