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Reply published on 22 January 2026, see Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2026, 11(1), 32.
Comment of Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2024, 9(12), 300.
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On the Importance of Correct Snake Identification. Comment on Chippaux et al. Snakebites in Cameroon by Species Whose Effects Are Poorly Described. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2024, 9, 300

by
Wolfgang Wüster
1,*,
David A. Warrell
2 and
David J. Williams
3
1
School of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2UW, UK
2
Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
3
Regulation and Prequalification Department, World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2026, 11(1), 31; https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed11010031
Submission received: 9 November 2025 / Revised: 19 December 2025 / Accepted: 19 January 2026 / Published: 22 January 2026
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Snake Bite: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment)
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One of the major obstacles to improving the management of snakebite envenoming is the lack of accurate identification of species responsible for clinical cases, which prevent the improvement of definitions of species-specific syndromes [...]

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Wüster, W.; Warrell, D.A.; Williams, D.J. On the Importance of Correct Snake Identification. Comment on Chippaux et al. Snakebites in Cameroon by Species Whose Effects Are Poorly Described. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2024, 9, 300. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2026, 11, 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed11010031

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Wüster W, Warrell DA, Williams DJ. On the Importance of Correct Snake Identification. Comment on Chippaux et al. Snakebites in Cameroon by Species Whose Effects Are Poorly Described. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2024, 9, 300. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2026; 11(1):31. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed11010031

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Wüster, Wolfgang, David A. Warrell, and David J. Williams. 2026. "On the Importance of Correct Snake Identification. Comment on Chippaux et al. Snakebites in Cameroon by Species Whose Effects Are Poorly Described. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2024, 9, 300" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 11, no. 1: 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed11010031

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Wüster, W., Warrell, D. A., & Williams, D. J. (2026). On the Importance of Correct Snake Identification. Comment on Chippaux et al. Snakebites in Cameroon by Species Whose Effects Are Poorly Described. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2024, 9, 300. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 11(1), 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed11010031

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