Myat Myat Thein, Caitlyn A Rogers, Julian White, Mohammad Afzal Mahmood, Scott A Weinstein, Myat Thet Nwe, Khin Thida Thwin, Aung Zaw, Myo Thant, Sai Sein Lin Oo, Khin Maung Gyi, David A Warrell, Sam Alfred, Chen Au Peh
Snakebite is an important problem in Myanmar. Regionally, bites by Eastern Russell's vipers, Daboia siamensis (Viperidae, Viperinae), and monocled cobras, Naja kaouthia are considered medically important, but those categorised as "green snake" bites are not. However, these may include bites by green pit vipers, Trimeresurus spp. (Viperidae, Crotalinae) for which no antivenom is available in Myanmar. Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, these snakes are reported to cause local and systemic envenoming. As part of the Myanmar Snakebite Project, prospective case data were collected over 3 years from five hospitals in the Mandalay region...
September 22, 2021: Toxicon: Official Journal of the International Society on Toxinology