Development of Equine IgG Antivenoms against Major Snake Groups in Mozambique.

• Main Authors: Felipe Raimondi Guidolin (Author), Celso Pereira Caricati (Author), José Roberto Marcelino (Author), Wilmar Dias da Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Snake envenoming is a significant public health problem in underdeveloped and developing countries. In sub-Saharan Africa, it is estimated that 90,000-400,000 envenomations occur each year, resulting in 3,500-32,000 deaths. Envenomings are caused by snakes from the Viperidae (Bitis spp. a...