A global strategy, under the coordination of the World Health Organization, is being unfolded
to reduce the impact of snakebite envenoming. One of the pillars of this strategy is to ensure …

The snake is the symbol of medicine due to its association with Asclepius, the Greek God of
medicine, and so with good reasons. More than 725 species of venomous snakes have …

Snakebite envenoming kills and maims hundreds of thousands of people every year,
especially in the rural settings of tropical regions. Envenomings are still treated with animal …

Snakebite envenoming is an important public health issue responsible for mortality and
severe morbidity. Where mortality is mainly caused by venom toxins that induce …

Abstract The World Health Organization recently listed snakebite envenoming as a
Neglected Tropical Disease, proposing strategies to significantly reduce the global burden …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Every year between 1.2 and 5.5 million people worldwide
are victims of snakebites, with about 400,000 left permanently injured. In Central America an …

Background Betulinic acid (BA) is a natural triterpenoid compound and exhibits a wide
range of biological and medicinal properties including anti-inflammatory activity. Therefore …

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently added snakebite envenoming to the priority
list of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD). It is thought that~ 75% of mortality following …

Snake venoms are natural sources of biologically active molecules that are able to act
selectively and specifically on different cellular targets, modulating physiological functions …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Snakebite envenomation, every year, causes estimated 5–
10,000 mortalities and results in more than 5–15,000 amputations in sub-Saharan Africa …