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Snakebite knowledge among healthcare workers in Gabon: A health facility-based cross-sectional survey

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  Snakebite knowledge among healthcare workers in Gabon: A health facility-based cross-sectional survey Abstract Background Snakebite envenoming remains a neglected health issue in many countries, including Gabon, where the limited availability of snakebite-specific training, clinical guidelines, and essential resources at health facilities may lead to gaps in healthcare workers’ knowledge and confidence and the use of non-recommended treatment practices. This study aimed to assess healthcare workers’ knowledge of snakebite management in the Ogooué et des Lacs department of Moyen-Ogooué province in Gabon. Methods From June to August 2023, we conducted a cross-sectional survey targeting all healthcare workers in Ogooué et des Lacs who may be involved in snakebite management. We collected information on prior training, self-perceived knowledge of snakebite management, symptom recognition, clinical management practices, and snake identification. Knowledge was assessed using 10 true/fa...

On the genus Ananteris Thorell, 1891 in French Guiana, with description of a new species (Scorpiones: Ananteridae)

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From folkloric origins to scientific systematics: the first detailed redescription of the type species of Lycosa Latreille, 1804 with insight into the genus (Araneae: Lycosidae)

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In Memoriam: Gérard Dupré (1947–2026) — A Life Devoted to the Study of Scorpions

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Unusual Encounter: First Photographic Documentation of a Lynx Spider Oxyopes sp. (Araneae: Oxyopidae) Preying on Serangium parcesetosum Sicard, 1929 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from India

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A New Species Description in the Genus Amaurobius C. L. Koch, 1837 from Türkıye (Araneae: Amaurobiidae)

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First Record of the Orb-Web Spider Species Argiope sector (Forsskål, 1776) (Araneae: Araneidae) from India

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Acetylcholine-binding protein 5 regulates extracellular apoptosis in the wolf spider as a sacrificial ROS scavenger

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Medically relevant snakebite envenomation in Brazil (2009–2023): an epidemiological profile and temporal trend analysis

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Sex Pheromones From Linyphia triangularis (Araneae: Linyphiidae) and Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Are Promising Attractants for Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

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Lansbermin-I, a disintegrin from Porthidium lansbergii lansbergii venom as a potential anticancer prototype: In vitro and in silico effects on cervical cancer cells

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Rediscovery of the enigmatic holotype of Buthus barbouri Werner, 1932 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), with a new synonymy

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Integrated morphological, molecular, and immunopathological characterization of Raillietina hymenolepidoides from Psammomys obesus reveals potent in vitro anthelmintic activity of Androctonus crassicauda venom

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Venom extraction method influences venom composition and potency in the giant house spider Eratigena atrica (C. L. Koch, 1843)

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Extreme sexual size dimorphism correlates with proxies of postcopulatory sexual selection across selected Dolomedes fishing spiders

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Heparin-incorporated whey protein isolate-derived hydrogels with an intended dual function as snakebite wound dressings and drug delivery systems inhibit spitting cobra venom-induced cytotoxicity

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Survey of Synanthropic Spiders in Ireland Reveals Expansion and Dominance of the Invasive Noble False Widow Steatoda nobilis in Urban Habitats (Araneae: Theridiidae)

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CC8, a heterodimeric disintegrin from Cerastes cerastes snake venom, triggers apoptosis and restrains the dissemination of human glioblastoma cells

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Letter to the Editor: A Case Report of Delayed, Severe, Paroxysmal Muscle Cramping After Chilean Rose Tarantula (Grammostola rosea) Envenomation

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A comprehensive preclinical assessment of Viekvin antivenom: evaluation of neutralization efficacy and cross-reactivity toward European snake venoms

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Understanding urbanization impacts on spiders’ (Arachnida, Araneae) diversity in Armenia

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Sex-specific but not urbanisation-related behavioural differences in a wolf spider, Pardosa alacris

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Oral Acute Toxicity and Genotoxicity of Heteroctenus junceus Scorpion Venom

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