A5076046095- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Helminth infection and control
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Plant and animal studies
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
Wildlife Conservation Society India
2021-2025
Government of Gujarat
2023
African Wildlife Foundation
2017-2019
Bangor University
2019
Abstract Background Snakebite envenoming is a critical medical emergency and significant global public health issue, with India experiencing the highest annual snakebite deaths. Sea snakes in Indian Ocean pose severe threat to rural fishermen due their potent neurotoxins. Methods From December 2020 2021, we conducted surveys at 15 fishing ports East Medinipur, West Bengal, Balasore, Odisha, (between 21.805651 N 87.874188 E 21.574851 87.374059 E). We interviewed 2301 421 group sessions...
Snakebite envenoming, classified as a neglected tropical disease, poses significant threat to life in India, where it is estimated cause 58 000 fatalities well 140 morbidities annually. To reduce the occurrence of snakebite, we need comprehensive understanding human-snake conflict ecology. Snake rescue networks represent vital resource for gathering such ecological data.
Snakebite incidence at least partly depends on the biology of snakes involved. However, studies snake have been largely neglected in favour anthropic factors, with exception taxonomy, which has recognised for some decades to affect design antivenoms. Despite this, within-species venom variation and unpredictability correlation antivenom cross-reactivity continued be problematic. Meanwhile, other aspects biology, including behaviour, spatial ecology activity patterns, distribution, population...
Abstract In majority of snakebite cases, the snake responsible for bite remains unidentified. The traditional diagnostics method relies upon clinical symptoms and blood coagulation assays that do not provide accurate diagnosis which is important epidemiological as well point view. On other hand, high batch-to-batch variations in antibody performance limit its application diagnostic assays. recent years, nucleic acid aptamers have emerged a strong chemical rival antibodies due to several...
Snake envenoming is caused by many biological species, rather than a single infectious agent, each with multiplicity of toxins in their venom. Hence, developing effective treatments challenging, especially biodiverse and biogeographically complex countries such as India. The present study represents the first genus-wide proteomics analysis venom composition across Naja species (N. naja, N. oxiana, kaouthia) found mainland Venom proteomes were consistent between individuals from same...
Snakebite is a public health problem in many low-and middle-income nations.It estimated that every year there are 5.4 million snakebites leading to 81,000 138,000 deaths, mostly South Asia, Central, Eastern and Western Africa, lesser extent America [1].Snakebite predominantly affects rural Indigenous communities, children, young adults involved agricultural activities, those from lower socio-economic status.However, the recognition of its burden at global stage recent.The World Health...
Green pit vipers are the largest group of venomous in tropical and subtropical Asia, which responsible for most bite cases across this region. Among green Indian subcontinent, Trimeresurus erythrurus is prevalent; however, limited knowledge available about its venomics. Proteome decomplexation T. venom using mass spectrometry revealed a blend 53 different proteins/peptides belonging to 10 snake protein families. Phospholipase A2 serine proteases were found be major enzymatic families,...
We provide a molecular phylogeny of Asian pit vipers (the genus Gloydius) based on four mitochondrial genes (12S, 16S, ND4, and cytb). Sequences Gloydiushimalayanus, the only member that occurs south Himalayan range, are included for first time. In addition, two new species Gloydius described specimens collected from Zayu, Tibet, west Nujiang River Heishui, Sichuan, east Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The species, Gloydiuslipipengi sp. nov., can be differentiated its congeners by combination...
Background: The state of Bihar has the third largest number snakebite deaths in India. purpose this study is to explore factors related human-snake conflicts northwest and southern Nepal. Using these findings, various strategies were proposed reduce incidence snakebites. Method: Data collected from 609 patients at Duncan Hospital Raxaul, Bihar, India between 1 July 2012 30 June 2013. Patients included if they had a history or unknown bites. with symptoms envenomation but no known bites also...
In the current study a paper microfluidics and stimuli responsive nanoparticles-based point-of-care assay with visual readout is developed for detection of viper snake bite.
The Central Asian Cobra Naja oxiana (Eichwald, 1831), also called the Caspian, Oxus, or Russian cobra, is a species of venomous snake in family Elapidae.Naja exhibits considerable ontogenetic variation its pattern, however juveniles tend to be pale, with faded appearance.Juveniles additionally have noticeable dark and light cross-bands approximately equal width around body.Adults are completely chocolate brown yellowish, some specimens retaining traces juvenile banding, especially first few...
Green pit viper bites induce mild toxicity with painful local swelling, blistering, cellulitis, necrosis, ecchymosis and consumptive coagulopathy. Several bite cases of green vipers have been reported in several south-east Asian countries including the north-eastern region India. The present study describes isolation characterization a haemostatically active protein from Trimeresurus erythrurus venom responsible for Using two-step chromatographic method, snake serine protease erythrofibrase...
Background The 2019 WHO strategy to reduce snakebite burden emphasises the need for fostering research on treatments. A core outcome set (COS) is a consensus minimal list of outcomes that should be measured in particular condition. We aimed develop COS South Asia, region with highest burden. Methods used data from systematic review long which were rated two rounds online Delphi survey healthcare providers, patients and public, potential users intervention treatments Asia five groups....
The impacts of commonly used and often carelessly discarded plastics are well reported in marine animals but have been poorly the terrestrial animals. Here, we report for first time two cases dead N. kaouthia from different habitat types due to consumption plastic bag fishing net. We performed a postmortem recorded observations both cases, confirmed cause death as ingestion briefly describe clinical signs how causes kaouthia. highlight improper waste management each individual's health...
Gloydius is a widespread pitviper group occurring from Eastern Europe to Korea and Siberia, with only one known species, G. himalayanus (Günther, 1864), found south of the Himalayas. We provide combined genetic morphological data for specimens collected Himachal Pradesh, India. Bayesian Inference Maximum Likelihood phylogenetic analysis were performed on four concatenated mitochondrial genes, along multi-locus coalescent these five additional nuclear genes. Our results indicate that Chamba...
Recent publications provided some detailed insight into the genus Smithophis, but a paucity of information still exists on distributional range, conservation, biology, and life history members this from northeast part India. In present study, we new distribution records two sympatric Smithophis species, S. atemporalis bicolor Mizoram State, north-east We also provide an updated morphology descriptions hemipenes in both species based 32 specimens newly collected during course our studies...