Manufacturers
Table of the contact details for the key antivenom manufacturers and relevant antivenoms held in Australia. Also listed are the holding locations, those species the antivenom is apparently effective against, and the relevant species kept in Australian collections (listed as a group for all institutions stocking this antivenom). Different antivenoms may be held for use against the same species by different institutions. Current as of 10/11/06.
Bioclon Institute
Calzada de Tlalpan no. 4687, Col. Toriello Guerra. C.P. 14050, Mexico D.F.
Tel: +52 5 5665 4111
Email: istern@silanes.com.mx Or jpaniagua@silanes.com.mx |
| Antivenom |
Location |
Effective Against |
Relevant Species Held in Australia |
| Antivipmyn |
Adelaide Zoo |
Agkistrodon spp. |
Agkistrodon bilineatus |
| |
AVRU |
Bothrops spp. |
Crotalus adamanteus |
| |
Royal Melbourne Hospital |
Crotalus spp. |
C. atrox |
| |
Taronga Zoo |
Sistrurus spp. |
C. durissus vegrandis |
| |
Venom Supplies |
|
C. lepidus |
| |
Australian Reptile Park |
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C. unicolour aruba |
| |
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Sistrurus catenatus |
| Coralmyn |
AVRU |
Micrurus spp. |
None |
Butantan Institute
Av. Vital Brasil, 1500 - Butantãn - 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Tel.: +55 11 3726 7222
E-mail: instituto@butantan.gov.br |
| Antivenom |
Location |
Effective Against |
Relevant Species Held in Australia |
| Soro Anti-crotálico |
Ballarat Hospital |
Crotalus spp. |
C. adamanteus |
| |
Venom Supplies |
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C. atrox |
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C. durissus vegrandis |
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C. lepidus |
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C. unicolour aruba |
| Soro Anti-bothrópico |
Ballarat Hospital |
Bothrops jararaca |
None |
| |
Venom Supplies |
B. jararacusu |
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B. cotiara |
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B. moojeni |
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B. alternatus |
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Clodomiro Picado Institute
Faculdad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
Tel: +506 299 0344, Fax: +506 292 0485
Web: http://www.icp.ucr.ac.cr/index.shtml |
| Antivenom |
Location |
Effective Against |
Relevant Species Held in Australia |
| Polivalente |
Venom Supplies |
Bothrops asper |
Crotalus durissus vegrandis |
| |
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Crotalus durissus |
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Lachesis muta |
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Institute of Immunology in Zagreb
Rockefellerova 2, P.O.Box 266, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel: +385 1 468 4500, Fax: +385 1 468 4303 |
| Antivenom |
Location |
Effective Against |
Relevant Species Held in Australia |
| European Viper |
Venom Supplies |
Vipera ammodytes |
None |
| |
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V. aspis |
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V. berus |
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V. lebetina |
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V. ursinii |
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V. xanthina |
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South African Vaccine Producers
SAVP Orders Department PO Box 28999 Sandringham 2131, Republic of South Africa
Tel: +27 11 386-6063 Fax: +27 11 386-6063
Email: neo.soul@nhls.ac.za Or cillaf@savp.co.za
Web: http://www.savp.co.za |
| Antivenom |
Location |
Effective Against |
Relevant Species Held in Australia |
| SAIMR Boomslang |
AVRU |
Dispholidus typus |
None |
| SAIMR Echis |
AVRU |
Echis carinatus |
None |
| |
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E. coloratus |
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Cerastes cerastes |
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C. gasperetti |
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C. vipera |
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| SAIMR Polyvalent |
Adelaide Zoo |
Bitis spp. |
Bitis arietans |
| |
Australian Reptile Park |
Dendroaspis spp. |
B. gabonica |
| |
AVRU |
Hemachatus spp. |
B. nasicornis |
| |
Ballarat Hospital |
African Naja spp. |
N. haje |
| |
Royal Melbourne Hospital |
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N. melanoleuca |
| |
Taronga Zoo |
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N. mossambica |
Thai Red Cross
Rama VI Road 1871, Pathumwan, 10330 Bangkok, Thailand
Tel:+66 2 252 0161, Fax:+66 2 254 0212 |
| Antivenom |
Location |
Effective Against |
Relevant Species Held in Australia |
| Banded Krait |
AVRU |
Bungarus candidus |
None |
| |
|
Bungarus fasciatus |
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| Asian Cobra |
Australian Reptile Park |
Naja naja |
N. naja |
| |
AVRU |
N. kaouthia |
N. kaouthia |
| |
Ballarat Hospital |
N. sputatrix |
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| |
Venom Supplies |
|
|
| Green Pit Viper |
AVRU |
Cryptelytrops purpreomaculatus |
None |
| |
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C. macrops |
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| |
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C. albolabris |
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| King Cobra |
Australian Reptile Park |
Ophiophagus hannah |
Ophiophagus hannah |
| |
AVRU |
|
None |
| Malayan Pit Viper |
AVRU |
Calloselasma rhodostoma |
None |
| Russell's Viper |
AVRU |
Daboia russelii |
None |
Last updated: June 2006
