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] ?
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