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  • Title: [Snake bites].
    Author: Wierzbicka I, Prokopowicz D, Kołakowska R, Panasiuk A.
    Journal: Przegl Epidemiol; 1997; 51(3):359-62. PubMed ID: 9411508.
    Abstract:
    Vipera berus is the only viper i.e. venomous (poisonous) snake that is found in Poland. Snakebites occur rarely und usually follow attempts of catching the viper or accidental treading on it. Appropriate treatment consists of administering specific antivenom serum (antivenin). Four cases of snakebites hospitalized in 1989-1995 in the Department of Infectious Diseases of the University Medical School in Białystok are reported.
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