MAVIN Version: March 22, 2016 Poison Centre Munich

Macrovipera mauritanica
Synonyms: Atlas Mountain Viper, Moorish Viper, Sahara Rock Viper
Classification: Snake (animal group), Viperidae (family), Macrovipera (genus)
Geographic area: North Africa9
There is no antivenom available for species 'Macrovipera mauritanica'.
 
Availability was determined by analyzing specifications of antivenoms of the following sources:1. WCH Clinical Toxinology Resources (n=98), 2. WHO Venomous snakes distribution and species risk categories (n=100) and 3. other (n=6).
 
Is there an antivenom of another species or subspecies of genus 'Macrovipera' occurring in the same geographic region [North Africa] ?
  1. Macrovipera deserti [North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa]
    1. Favirept
      Manufacturer: Sanofi Pasteur SA, France, Holding centres: 0
  2. Macrovipera lebetina [Europe, North Africa, Middle East, West Asia, Indian Sub-continent]
    1. Anti-viperin (Bivalent)
      Manufacturer: Institut Pasteur d'Algerie, Algeria, Holding centres: 0
    2. Antiviperin Sera
      Manufacturer: Institut Pasteur du Tunis, Tunisia, Holding centres: 0
    3. Antiviperin Sera (Morocco)
      Manufacturer: Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Morocco, Holding centres: 0
    4. EUROPEAN VIPER VENOM ANTISERUM
      Manufacturer: Inst. of Immunology, Croatia, Holding centres: 38
    5. Polyvalent Snake Antivenin
      Manufacturer: Razi Serum and Vaccine Research Institute, Iran, Holding centres: 0
    6. Polyvalent Snake Venom Antiserum
      Manufacturer: VACSERA, Egypt, Holding centres: 0