Immunological Cross-Reactivity and Neutralisation of European Viper Venoms with the Monospecific Vipera berus Antivenom ViperaTAb

Medically important cases of snakebite in Europe are predominately caused by European vipers of the genus Vipera. The mainstay of snakebite therapy is polyclonal antibody therapy, referred to as antivenom. Here we investigate the capability of the monospecific V. berus antivenom, ViperaTAb®, to cros...

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Main Authors: Nicholas R. Casewell, Ibrahim Al-Abdulla, David Smith, Ruth Coxon, John Landon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/6/8/2471