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Fatal neurotoxic envenomation following the bite of a greater black krait (Bungarus niger) in Nepal: a case report

BACKGROUND: Neurotoxic envenomation following bites by kraits (Bungarus species) is a leading cause of snakebite mortality in South Asia. Over a long time, this had been attributed only to one species, the common krait (Bungarus caeruleus). However, recent research has provided increasing evidence o...

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Autores principales: Pandey, Deb Prasad, Sharma, Sanjib Kumar, Alirol, Emilie, Chappuis, François, Kuch, Ulrich
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4891907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27274722
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40409-016-0073-8