Elusive elapids: biogeographic venom variation in Indian kraits and its repercussion on snakebite therapy

Snakebite is a major public health concern in many parts of the world, including India, where over 58,000 deaths occur annually due to snake envenoming. The common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) is responsible for the second-highest number of snakebite-related mortalities in the country. However, despit...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Pharmacology
Main Authors:	U. Rashmi, Siddharth Bhatia, Muralidhar Nayak, Suyog Khochare, Kartik Sunagar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-11-01
Subjects:	Bungarus caeruleus snake venom Elapidae Indian antivenoms snakebite
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2024.1443073/full