Nat Biotechnol. 2007 Feb;25(2):173-7.

Bringing antivenoms to Sub-Saharan Africa.

Stock RP, Massougbodji A, Alagón A, Chippaux JP.

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Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IBt/UNAM) Av. Universidad 2001, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico. rstock@ibt.unam.mx

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To reduce unacceptably high death rates from snakebite envenomation, sub-Saharan Africa must adopt not only a new generation of multivalent biotech antivenoms, but also an infrastructure to deliver them.

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