MAVIN Version: March 22, 2016 Poison Centre Munich

Genus: Echis
Classification: Snake (animal group), Viperidae (family), Echis (genus)
Geographic area: North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, Indian Sub-continent
Indicated antivenom:
NrAntivenomNumber of holding centres
1.Anti Echis coloratus [Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Israel]0
2.Antivipmyn Africa [Instituto Bioclon, Mexico]0
3.EchiTAbG [MicroPharm Ltd, United Kingdom]0
4.FAV-Afrique [Sanofi Pasteur SA, France]1 (vials total 10)
5.Favirept [Sanofi Pasteur SA, France]0
6.Pan-African antivenom [Instituto Clodomiro Picado, Costa Rica]0
7.POLYVALENT ANTI SNAKE VENOM SERUM [Central Research Institute, India]0
8.Polyvalent Anti-vipers Venom [VACSERA, Egypt]0
9.Polyvalent Antisnake Venom Serum [Biological Production Division, National Institute of Health, Pakistan]0
10.Polyvalent Antivenom (BCP) [Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, India]0
11.Polyvalent Snake Antivenin [Razi Serum and Vaccine Research Institute, Iran]0
12.Polyvalent Snake Antivenom (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia]7 (vials total 216)
13.SAIMR Echis Antivenom [South African Vaccine Producers, South Africa]3 (vials total 18)
14.SII Bivalent Antisnake Venom Serum [Serum Institute of India, India]0
15.SII Polyvalent Antisnake Venom Serum (Asia) [Serum Institute of India, India]0
16.SII Polyvalent Antisnake Venom Serum (Central Africa) [Serum Institute of India, India]0
17.Snake Antivenin I.P. (Biological) [Biological E. Limited, India]0
18.Snake Antivenin I.P. (Haffkine) [Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical, India]3 (vials total 50)
19.Snake Venom Antiserum (African) [VINS Bioproducts, India]0
20.Snake Venom Antiserum (Central Africa) [VINS Bioproducts, India]0
21.Snake Venom Antiserum (West Africa) [VINS Bioproducts, India]0
22.Snake Venom Antiserum I.P. (BHARAT) [Bharat Serums And Vaccines Limited, India]2 (vials total 65)
23.Snake Venom Antiserum I.P. (VINS) [VINS Bioproducts, India]1 (vials total 10)
 
All species and subspecies of genus »Echis«: n=11.
  1. Echis borkini
    1. Antivenom: Polyvalent Snake Antivenom (Saudi Arabia)
  2. Echis carinatus
    1. Synonym: Indian Saw-scaled Viper,   Little Indian Viper,   Phoorsa,   Saw-Scaled Viper
    2. Geographic area: Indian Sub-continent
    3. Antivenom: POLYVALENT ANTI SNAKE VENOM SERUM,   Polyvalent Antisnake Venom Serum,   Polyvalent Antivenom (BCP),   Polyvalent Snake Antivenin,   Polyvalent Snake Antivenom (Saudi Arabia),   SII Bivalent Antisnake Venom Serum,   SII Polyvalent Antisnake Venom Serum (Asia),   SII Polyvalent Antisnake Venom Serum (Central Africa),   Snake Antivenin I.P. (Biological),   Snake Antivenin I.P. (Haffkine),   Snake Venom Antiserum (Central Africa),   Snake Venom Antiserum I.P. (BHARAT),   Snake Venom Antiserum I.P. (VINS)
  3. Echis coloratus
    1. Synonym: Arabian Saw-scaled Viper,   Burton's Carpet Viper,   Mid-East Saw -scaled Viper,   Painted Carpet Viper,   Painted Saw-Scaled Viper,   Palestine Saw-scaled Viper
    2. Geographic area: Middle East
    3. Antivenom: Anti Echis coloratus,   EchiTAbG,   Polyvalent Snake Antivenom (Saudi Arabia)
  4. Echis hughesi
    1. Synonym: Hughes' Carpet Viper,   Hughes' Saw-scaled Viper,   Somali Carpet Viper
    2. Geographic area: Sub-Saharan Africa
    3. Antivenom: SAIMR Echis Antivenom
  5. Echis jogeri
    1. Synonym: Joger's Carpet Viper,   Joger's Saw-scaled Viper,   Mali Carpet Viper
    2. Geographic area: North Africa
    3. Antivenom: SAIMR Echis Antivenom
  6. Echis leucogaster
    1. Synonym: Roman's Saw-scaled Viper,   White-Bellied Carpet Viper
    2. Geographic area: North Africa,   Sub-Saharan Africa
    3. Antivenom: Antivipmyn Africa,   FAV-Afrique,   Favirept,   Pan-African antivenom,   SAIMR Echis Antivenom,   Snake Venom Antiserum (African)
  7. Echis ocellatus
    1. Synonym: Ocellated Carpet Viper,   West African Carpet Viper,   West African Saw-scaled Viper
    2. Geographic area: North Africa,   Sub-Saharan Africa
    3. Antivenom: Antivipmyn Africa,   EchiTAbG,   FAV-Afrique,   Pan-African antivenom,   SAIMR Echis Antivenom,   Snake Venom Antiserum (African),   Snake Venom Antiserum (West Africa)
  8. Echis omanensis
    1. Synonym: Oman Saw-scaled Viper
    2. Geographic area: Middle East
    3. Antivenom: Polyvalent Snake Antivenom (Saudi Arabia)
  9. Echis pyramidum
    1. Synonym: Egyptian Carpet Viper,   Egyptian Saw-scaled Viper,   Geoffroy's Carpet Viper,   Kenyan Carpet Viper,   Kenyan Saw-scaled Viper,   North-east African Carpet Viper,   Saw-scaled Viper
    2. Geographic area: North Africa,   Middle East
    3. Antivenom: Antivipmyn Africa,   Polyvalent Anti-vipers Venom,   SAIMR Echis Antivenom
  10. Echis pyramidum leakeyi
    1. Synonym: Leakey's Saw-scaled Viper
    2. Geographic area: North Africa,   Middle East
    3. Antivenom: EchiTAbG,   Pan-African antivenom,   SAIMR Echis Antivenom
  11. Echis spp. of african continent
    1. Antivenom: SAIMR Echis Antivenom