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BGF
at Thu Oct 9 22:51:52 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BGF ]
What did he base this diagnosis off of? Statistically speaking it would be more likely to be a puffer adder. The envenomation profile of the two snakes is largely similar and without a specific test (which does not exist) it would be impossible to tell the two apart from the symptoms alone. As the same antivenom is given for either snake, its more of an academic rather than clinical issue.
All the best
Bryan
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Dr. Bryan Grieg Fry
Deputy Director
Australian Venom Research Unit
University of Melbourne
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