The Preclinical Evaluation of a Second-Generation Antivenom for Treating Snake Envenoming in India

Snake envenoming afflicts the Indian subcontinent with the highest rates of mortality (47,000) and morbidity globally. The only effective treatment for snakebites is the administration of antivenom, which is produced by the hyperimmunisation of equines. Commercial Indian antivenoms, however, have be...

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Published in:	Toxins
Main Authors:	Saurabh Attarde, Ashwin Iyer, Suyog Khochare, Umesh Shaligram, Mayur Vikharankar, Kartik Sunagar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Subjects:	snakebite antivenom therapy second-generation antivenom ‘big four’ snakes
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/14/3/168