MAVIN Version: March 22, 2016 Poison Centre Munich

Dispholidus typus
Synonyms: Boomslang, Common African Tree Snake, Kivu Boomslang, Kivu Large Green Tree Snake
Classification: Snake (animal group), Colubridae (family), Dispholidus (genus)
Geographic area: Sub-Saharan Africa9; see also WHO: Venomous snakes distribution.
Indicated antivenom:
NrAntivenomType of antibodyNumber of holding centres
1.SAIMR Boomslang Antivenom [South African Vaccine Producers, South Africa]specific4 (vials total 9)
Countries of holding centres: GERMANY, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, UNITED_KINGDOM
CountryCityHolding centre and its antivenoms
Germany20359 Hamburg
Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 74		Bernhard-Nocht-Klinik im UKE
Tel:+49-40-428180(Pforte), +49-40-42818394(Ambulanz); Fax:+49-40-42818394; Email:klinik@bni-hamburg.de.
  1. SAIMR Boomslang Antivenom [South African Vaccine Producers, South Africa] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 1. Expiration date: 2009.11. Last update: 2013-03-07.
Sweden11181 Stockholm
Klarabergsgatan 64		Apoteket C.W. Scheele, Emergency-pharmacy Stockholm
Fax:+46-8-7918877.
  1. SAIMR Boomslang Antivenom [South African Vaccine Producers, South Africa] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 4. Expiration date: 2012.09. Last update: 2011-05-17.
Switzerland8006 Zuerich
Spöndlistrasse 9		Kantonsapotheke Zürich
Tel:+41-44-2553202/14(during business hours), -2552111(emergency); Fax:+41-44-2554546.
  1. SAIMR Boomslang Antivenom [South African Vaccine Producers, South Africa] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 2. Expiration date: 2014.11. Last update: 2013-04-01.
United KingdomLondon SE1 9RT
Great Maze Pond		Medical Toxicology Information Services, Guy's Hospital
Tel:+44-20-71880500(24 hour antivenom line), +44-20-71880600(administration); Fax:+44-20-71880700.
  1. SAIMR Boomslang Antivenom [South African Vaccine Producers, South Africa] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 2. Expiration date: 2012.09. Last update: 2013-03-09.