Challenges and prospects of snake antivenom supply in sub-Saharan Africa

Abdulrazaq G Habib; Baba M Musa; Garba Iliyasu; Muhammad Hamza; Andreas Kuznik; Jean-Philippe Chippaux

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0008374

Challenges and prospects of snake antivenom supply in sub-Saharan Africa

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Aug 20;14(8):e0008374. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008374. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Authors

Abdulrazaq G Habib^{1

2

3

4}, Baba M Musa^{1

4}, Garba Iliyasu^{1

2

3

4}, Muhammad Hamza^{2

3}, Andreas Kuznik⁵, Jean-Philippe Chippaux^{6

7}

Affiliations

¹ Health Economics & Outcomes Research (H-CORE) Group, Department of Medicine, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
² Venom and Antivenom Research Project (VASP), Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
³ African Snakebite Research Group (ASRG) Project, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
⁴ Africa Center of Excellence in Population Health and Policy, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
⁵ Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, New York, United States of America.
⁶ Université de Paris, MERIT, IRD, France.
⁷ Institut Pasteur, CRT, Paris, France.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara
Antivenins*
Biological Products / economics
Biological Products / supply & distribution*
Drug Industry / economics
Humans
Neglected Diseases / therapy
Public Policy
Snake Bites / therapy
Snake Venoms

Substances

Antivenins
Biological Products
Snake Venoms

Grants and funding

DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom