A Rapid and International Applicable Diagnostic Device for Cobra (Genus Naja) Snakebites

• Published in: Toxins Vol. 12; no. 9; p. 572
• Main Authors: Lin, Jing-Hua, Sung, Wang-Chou, Liao, Jiunn-Wang, Hung, Dong-Zong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 05.09.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Antibodies; cobra; Cross-reactivity; Detection limits; Diagnosis; Diagnostic systems; diagnostic tool; Differential diagnosis; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; ICT-Cobra; Immunoglobulin G; Immunology; Medicine; Molecular weight; Naja; Physicians; Proteins; R; Reactivity; Respiratory failure; Snake bites; snakebite; Snakes; transregional; Venom; venom detection; Western blotting; Asia; Africa; Taiwan; cobra; ICT-Cobra; transregional; diagnostic tool; snakebite; venom detection

Cobra snakes (genus Naja) are some of the most dangerous snake species in Asia and Africa, as their bites cause severe life-threatening respiratory failure and local tissue destruction, especially in the case of late diagnosis. The differential diagnosis of snakebite envenomation still mainly relies...