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A clinical trial protocol to treat massive Africanized honeybee (Apis mellifera) attack with a new apilic antivenom
Provedor de dados: Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases
Autores: Barbosa,Alexandre Naime; Boyer,Leslie; Chippaux,Jean-Philippe; Medolago,Natalia Bronzatto; Caramori,Carlos Antonio; Paixão,Ariane Gomes; Poli,João Paulo Vasconcelos; Mendes,Mônica Bannwart; Santos,Lucilene Delazari dos; Ferreira Jr,Rui Seabra; Barraviera,Benedito.
Abstract  Background  Envenomation caused by multiple stings from Africanized honeybees Apis mellifera constitutes a public health problem in the Americas. In 2015, the Brazilian Ministry of Health reported 13,597 accidents (incidence of seven cases per 100,000 inhabitants) with 39 deaths (lethality of 0.25%). The toxins present in the venom, which include melittin and phospholipase A2, cause lesions in diverse organs and systems that may be fatal. As there has been no specific treatment to date, management has been symptomatic and supportive only.  Methods  In order to evaluate the safety and neutralizing capacity of a new apilic antivenom, as well as to confirm its lowest effective dose, a clinical protocol was developed to be applied in a multicenter,...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Apis mellifera; Bee venom; Toxins; Envenomation; Heterologous serum; Apilic antivenom; Bee antivenom.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992017000100309