A pan-specific antiserum produced by a novel immunization strategy shows a high spectrum of neutralization against neurotoxic snake venoms

• Main Authors: Ratanabanangkoon, Kavi, Tan, Kae Yi, Pruksaphon, Kritsada, Klinpayom, Chaiya, Gutiérrez, José María, Quraishi, Naeem H., Tan, Choo Hock
• Format: Article
• Published: Nature Research 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/25323/; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66657-8
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Snakebite envenomation is a neglected tropical disease of high mortality and morbidity largely due to insufficient supply of effective and affordable antivenoms. Snake antivenoms are mostly effective against the venoms used in their production. It is thus crucial that effective and affordable antive...