MAVIN Version: March 22, 2016 Poison Centre Munich

Hottentotta hottentotta
Classification: Scorpion (animal group), Buthidae (family), Hottentotta (genus)
Geographic area: North Africa9, Sub-Saharan Africa9
There is no antivenom available for species 'Hottentotta hottentotta'.
 
Availability was determined by analyzing specifications of antivenoms of the following sources:1. WCH Clinical Toxinology Resources (n=15), 2. WHO Venomous snakes distribution and species risk categories (n=0) and 3. other (n=2).
 
Is there an antivenom of another species or subspecies of genus 'Hottentotta' occurring in the same geographic region [North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa] ?
  1. Hottentotta minax [North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa]
    1. Polyvalent Scorpion Antivenom
      Manufacturer: National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia, Holding centres: 0