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by albolabris on June 26, 2004
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Dear Fougera.
I read your article on Cro-Fab with interest,as I keep snakes covered by this antivenom.Iwas a bit concerned with the comment in the paragraph on " about Cro-Fab". It states that "Cro-Fab is indicated for the management of patients with minimal or moderate North American crotalid envenomation".Firstly, should this not include severe bites , and secondly will this antivenom also neutralize the effects of the Central American rattlesnakes recently reclassified Crotalus simus by Campbell & Lamar.
Manythanks
Albolabris
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by JRHarrison on July 6, 2004
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Crofab is of limited use on Central and South American pit vipers and should not be used for them. Also it appears to not be as effective on Crotalus horridus and Crotalus molossus as the Mexican Antiserum Bioclon.
Jim Harrison
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Anonymous post on July 19, 2004
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45,000 snakebites per year in the US?? And 7-8000 venomous? That sounds REALLY high! On average then, 21-22 people get bit EVERY day by a venomous snake!!! That's one every 66 minutes, every day of the year (average)!! I had no idea.
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by GREGLONGHURST on August 21, 2004
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I must admit, I have never seen snakebites mentioned in a manner like this that were not venomous. I mean...who keeps count of non-venomous snakebites..and why? The 7K figure for U.S. snakebites seems about right. That figure hasn't changed much in the last forty years.
http://treasurecoastwebdesign.com/snakes ~~Greg~~
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