Fatal neurotoxic envenomation from the bite of a lesser Black Krait (Bungarus Lividus) in Nepal

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 960-964

  Kuch, Ulrich ^a   Sharma, Sanjib Kumar ^b   Alirol, Emilie ^c   Chappuis, François ^c  

^a BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE BIK F   (Germany)

^b B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Bungarus lividus; Envenomation; Nepal; Neurotoxic; Snake

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054944243     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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