Bites by Russell's vipers (Daboia russelii siamensis) in Myanmar: effect of the snake's length and recent feeding on venom antigenaemia and severity of envenoming.

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An improved enzyme immunoassay technique (EIA) was used in the diagnosis of 311 suspected Russell's viper bite cases in Myanmar [Burma], 181 of whom (58%) had systemic envenoming. Russell's viper venom was detected in the sera of 175 (56.3%), cobra or green pit viper venoms in 4 (1.3%), and no venom in the remaining 132 (42.4). Among 175 of these patients who failed to bring the dead snake, EIA achieved a specific diagnosis of Russell's viper envenoming in 101 (58%). The serum venom antigen c...

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Authors: Tun-Pe; Ba-Aye; Aye-Aye-Myint; Tin-Nu-Swe; Warrell, D

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Volume: 85
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 804-808
• Publication date: 1991-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(91)90464-a
• EISSN: 1878-3503
• ISSN: 0035-9203
• Language: English
• Keywords: Antigens; Biometry; Food; Humans; Adult; Snakes; Viper Venoms; Blood Coagulation Disorders; Animals; Snake Bites; Myanmar; Immunoenzyme Techniques