Effective, polyvalent, affordable antivenom needed to treat snakebite in Nepal
Bull World Health Organ
.
2017 Oct 1;95(10):718-719.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.17.195453.
Epub 2017 Aug 1.
Authors
Bhola R Shrestha
1
,
Deb P Pandey
2
,
Krishna P Acharya
3
,
Chhabilal Thapa-Magar
4
,
Fahim Mohamed
2
,
Geoffrey K Isbister
5
Affiliations
1
Curative Service Division, Ministry of Health and Population, Kathmandu, Nepal.
2
South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
3
Bheri Zonal Hospital, Nepalgunj, Nepal.
4
Kaligandaki Health Foundation, Kawasoti, Nepal.
5
Clinical Toxicology Research Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
PMID:
29147044
PMCID:
PMC5689198
DOI:
10.2471/BLT.17.195453
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Antivenins / therapeutic use*
Humans
Nepal
Snake Bites / drug therapy*
Substances
Antivenins