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Micrurus fulvius
Synonyms: Candy Stick Snake, Coralilla Norteamericana, Coralillo Norteamericana, Eastern Coral Snake, Florida Coral Snake, Harlequin Coral Snake, North American Coral Snake
Classification: Snake (animal group), Elapidae (family), Micrurus (genus)
Geographic area: North America9; see also WHO: Venomous snakes distribution.
Indicated antivenom:
NrAntivenomType of antibodyNumber of holding centres
1.Anti: Micruricos - Corales [Laboratorios Biologicos PROBIOL, Colombia]paraspecific0
2.Anticoral monovalent [Instituto Clodomiro Picado, Costa Rica]paraspecific0
3.ANTIELAPIDICO [Instituto Butantan, Brazil]paraspecific0
4.Antimicrurus [Instituto Nacional de Produccion de Biologics, Argentina]undetermined whether specific or paraspecific0
5.ANTIVENIN (MICRURUS FULVIUS) [Wyeth, USA]paraspecific1 (vials total 6)
6.Soro Anti-Elapidico [Fundacao Ezequiel Dias, Brazil]paraspecific0
Countries of holding centres: SWEDEN
CountryCityHolding centre and its antivenoms
Sweden11181 Stockholm
Klarabergsgatan 64		Apoteket C.W. Scheele, Emergency-pharmacy Stockholm
Fax:+46-8-7918877.
  1. ANTIVENIN (MICRURUS FULVIUS) [Wyeth, USA]
    No. of vials: 5. Expiration date: 2002.11. Last update: 2011-05-17.
    No. of vials: 1. Expiration date: 2003.11. Last update: 2011-05-17.