First record of human envenomation by Atractaspis congica Peters, 1877 (Squamata: Atractaspididae)

Toxicon

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 368-372

  Wagner, Philipp ^a   Townsend, Esther ^b   Barej, Michael ^a   Rödder, Dennis ^a   Spawls, Stephen ^c  

^a ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

^b Hillwood Childrens Home   (Zambia)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Atractaspididae; Atractaspis congica; central Africa; Reptilia; Serpentes; Snakebite; Zambia

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; SNAKE VENOM;

ARM SWELLING; ARTICLE; ATRACTASPIS CONGICA; BLISTER; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; EDEMA; ENVENOMATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; INDEX FINGER; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; SWEATING; WEAKNESS;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; SNAKE BITES; VIPERIDAE; ZAMBIA;

ATRACTASPIDIDAE; ATRACTASPIS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 67649413038     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.04.019     Document Type: Article

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