Non-inferiority Trial of Two Snake Antivenoms in CAR (PAVES)

Polyspecific antivenom immunoglobulin F(ab)'2 fragments of equine origin manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur, S.A., Lyon, France. Per undiluted 1 ml, the multivalent serum contains ≥25 times the LD50 for mice exposed to venom of Bitis gabonica, Bitis arietans, Echis leucogaster, Echis ocellatus, Naja haje, Dendroaspis polylepis, Dendroaspis viridis, and Dendroaspis jamesoni, as well as ≥20 times the LD50 for mice exposed to venom of Naja melanoleuca and Naja nigricollis.

Polyspecific antivenom immunoglobulin of equine origin manufactured by the Clodomiro Picado Institute, San Jose, Costa Rica. Each 10 ml of undiluted antivenom contains enough antibody fragments to neutralize 30 mg of Echis ocellatus venom, 20 mg of Bitis arietans venom and 5 mg of Naga nigricollis venom.