Iran-Made Antidote of Snake, Scorpion Poison Prevents Death of 10,000 People Annually
“The process of producing antidote is that after different snakes and scorpions are identified and their toxicity is determined, their venom is extracted and then injected into a horse, and by taking blood from the horse, the plasma of the horse's blood, which contains antibodies, will be isolated,” Hadi Rabiyee said.
Noting that the plasma obtained through a complex process is purified and finally snake and scorpion antidotes are obtained, he said, “These antidotes will be delivered to the Health Ministry in 10 cc ampoules for snakes and 5 cc for scorpions after being approved by the WHO.”
“Our products prevent the death and injury of 10,000 people a year. Antidotes are valuable and expensive materials in the world, so that each antidote for scorpions and snakes costs from 30 to 200 dollars,” Rabiyee said.
Earlier reports last November said that Iranian Razi Vaccine & Serum Research Institute was going to produce the antivenin especially made for the most venomous cobra snake in Iraq at the request of the neighboring country’s Ministry of Health.
Dr. Falah Mehrabadi, the vice chairman of research and production of biological products department of Razi Vaccine & Serum Research Institute based in Tehran said that at the request of the Iraqi Ministry of Health to develop a special anti-venom for the poison of the most dangerous species of cobra snakes in Dhi Qar province in that country, the Razi Institute researchers will produce the antivenin.
The Razi Institute official further said that Iraq has long been using anti-venoms made by the Razi Institute, and in recent years, many deals have been carried out between that country and the Razi Institute for the export of therapeutic serums of snakebites and scorpion stings.
He continued that in response to the official request of the Iraqi Ministry of Health for the presence of experts from Razi Institute in the country, experts from the institute went to the deserts of Dhi Qar provincestarted catching different species of unknown poisonous snakes in that region taking venom samples from the snakes.
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