Rediscovery of Severe Saw-Scaled Viper (Echis sochureki) Envenoming in the Thar Desert Region of Rajasthan, India
Open Access
- 30 June 2007
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
- Vol. 18 (2), 75-85
- https://doi.org/10.1580/06-weme-or-078r.1
Abstract
Conclusions Echis sochureki causes severe bites in Rajasthan. Work needs to be done to alter the first aid practices used for snakebites in this area, to encourage more rapid presentation to hospital, and to develop antivenom that is more effective against E sochureki .Keywords
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