MAVIN Version: January 15, 2010 Poison Centre Munich

Bitis gabonica rhinoceros
Synonyms: Bitis rhinoceros10, Gaboon Adder10, Gaboon Viper Western Race10, West African Gaboon Viper10
Classification: Snake (animal group), Viperidae (family), Bitis (genus)
Geographic area: Sub-Saharan Africa10
Indicated antivenom:
NrAntivenomType of antibodyNumber of holding centres
1.FAV-AFRIQUE [Sanofi Pasteur SA, France]undetermined whether specific or paraspecific [1]3 (vials total 28)
2.IPSER AFRIQUE PASTEUR [Sanofi Pasteur SA, France]undetermined whether specific or paraspecific [53]0
3.POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia]paraspecific [48]6 (vials total 117)
4.SAIMR POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM [SAVP, South Africa]paraspecific [66]12 (vials total 164)
5.SERUM ANTIVENIMEUX BITIS ECHIS NAJA PASTEUR [Sanofi Pasteur SA, France]undetermined whether specific or paraspecific [56]0
Countries of holding centres: AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, GERMANY, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, UNITED_KINGDOM
CountryCityHolding centre and its antivenoms
Austria1060 WienFor this holding centre please contact: Giftnotruf München, Klinikum rechts der Isar
Tel:+49-89-19240; Fax:+49-89-4140-2467; Email:tox@Lrz.tum.de
  1. SAIMR POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM [SAVP, South Africa]
    No. of vials: 10. Expiration date: 2009.09. Last update: 2008-04-15.
Belgium2018 Antwerpen
Koningin Astridplein 26		Societe Royale de Zoologie, d'Anvers
Tel:+32-2024540, -2024553; Fax:+32-2024547.
  1. FAV-AFRIQUE [Sanofi Pasteur SA, France]
    No. of vials: 8. Expiration date: 2009.05. Last update: 2008-04-22.
Germany04105 LeipzigFor this holding centre please contact: Giftnotruf München, Klinikum rechts der Isar
Tel:+49-89-19240; Fax:+49-89-4140-2467; Email:tox@Lrz.tum.de
  1. SAIMR POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM [SAVP, South Africa]
    No. of vials: 5. Expiration date: 2009.04. Last update: 2008-08-29.
Germany10319 BerlinFor this holding centre please contact: Giftnotruf München, Klinikum rechts der Isar
Tel:+49-89-19240; Fax:+49-89-4140-2467; Email:tox@Lrz.tum.de
  1. SAIMR POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM [SAVP, South Africa]
    No. of vials: 10. Expiration date: 2009.04. Last update: 2008-08-29.
Germany13437 BerlinFor this holding centre please contact: Giftnotruf München, Klinikum rechts der Isar
Tel:+49-89-19240; Fax:+49-89-4140-2467; Email:tox@Lrz.tum.de
  1. SAIMR POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM [SAVP, South Africa]
    No. of vials: 5. Expiration date: 2009.04. Last update: 2008-05-15.
Germany20359 Hamburg
Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 74		Bernhard-Nocht-Klinik im UKE
Tel:+49-40-42803-1330, +49-40-42803-8338, +49-40-312851; Fax:+49-40-42803-1334, +49-40-42803-1344
  1. FAV-AFRIQUE [Sanofi Pasteur SA, France]
    No. of vials: 10. Expiration date: 2011.05. Last update: 2009-12-15.
  2. SAIMR POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM [SAVP, South Africa]
    No. of vials: 10. Expiration date: 2010.05. Last update: 2009-12-15.
Germany40200 Duesseldorf
Kaiserswertherstr. 380		Aquazoo-Löbbecke Museum
Tel:+49-211-8991, -8996155, -8996151, -8996162, -8996169; Fax:+49-211-8994493; Email:aquazoo@stadt.duesseldorf.de.
  1. POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia]
    No. of vials: 3. Expiration date: 2011.02. Last update: 2008-04-22.
Germany42117 WuppertalFor this holding centre please contact: Giftnotruf München, Klinikum rechts der Isar
Tel:+49-89-19240; Fax:+49-89-4140-2467; Email:tox@Lrz.tum.de
  1. POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia]
    No. of vials: 30. Expiration date: 2009.04. Last update: 2008-11-08.
  2. SAIMR POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM [SAVP, South Africa]
    No. of vials: 10. Expiration date: 2011.02. Last update: 2008-11-08.
Germany60316 FrankfurtFor this holding centre please contact: Giftnotruf München, Klinikum rechts der Isar
Tel:+49-89-19240; Fax:+49-89-4140-2467; Email:tox@Lrz.tum.de
  1. SAIMR POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM [SAVP, South Africa]
    No. of vials: 6. Expiration date: 1998.11. Last update: 2008-11-26.
    No. of vials: 10. Expiration date: 2002.08. Last update: 2008-11-26.
    No. of vials: 10. Expiration date: 2009.07. Last update: 2008-11-26.
Germany70342 StuttgartFor this holding centre please contact: Giftnotruf München, Klinikum rechts der Isar
Tel:+49-89-19240; Fax:+49-89-4140-2467; Email:tox@Lrz.tum.de
  1. POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia]
    No. of vials: 20. Expiration date: 2009.07. Last update: 2008-07-10.
    No. of vials: 30. Expiration date: 2010.04. Last update: 2008-07-10.
Germany81675 Muenchen
Ismaningerstr. 22		Giftnotruf Muenchen, Klinikum Rechts der Isar
Tel:+49-89-19240; Fax:+49-89-41402467; Email:tox@Lrz.tum.de.
  1. POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia]
    No. of vials: 4. Expiration date: 2009.07. Last update: 2009-10-27.
  2. SAIMR POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM [SAVP, South Africa]
    No. of vials: 2. Expiration date: 2009.09. Last update: 2009-10-27.
    No. of vials: 8. Expiration date: 2010.08. Last update: 2009-10-27.
    No. of vials: 1. Expiration date: 2010.10. Last update: 2009-10-27.
Sweden11181 Stockholm
Klarabergsgatan 64		Apoteket C.W. Scheele, Emergency-pharmacy Stockholm
Fax:+46-8-7918877.
  1. SAIMR POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM [SAVP, South Africa]
    No. of vials: 2. Expiration date: 2009.06. Last update: 2010-01-12.
    No. of vials: 20. Expiration date: 2012.08. Last update: 2010-01-12.
Switzerland1211 Genève 4
Rue Micheli-du-Crest 24		Pharmacie des Hôpitaux, Universitaires de Genève
Tel:+41-22-3723960 (during business hours), -3723311(reception); Fax:+41-22-2723990.
  1. POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia]
    No. of vials: 20. Expiration date: 2009.10. Last update: 2009-10-30.
  2. SAIMR POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM [SAVP, South Africa]
    No. of vials: 10. Expiration date: 2009.09. Last update: 2009-10-30.
Switzerland2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1For this holding centre please contact: Giftnotruf München, Klinikum rechts der Isar
Tel:+49-89-19240; Fax:+49-89-4140-2467; Email:tox@Lrz.tum.de
  1. FAV-AFRIQUE [Sanofi Pasteur SA, France]
    No. of vials: 10. Expiration date: 2003.02. Last update: 2008-04-29.
Switzerland8006 Zuerich
Spöndlistrasse 9		Kantonsapotheke Zürich
Tel:+41-44-2553202/14(during business hours), -2552111(emergency); Fax:+41-1-2554546.
  1. POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia]
    No. of vials: 10. Expiration date: 2009.10. Last update: 2009-10-30.
  2. SAIMR POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM [SAVP, South Africa]
    No. of vials: 5. Expiration date: 2009.09. Last update: 2009-10-30.
    No. of vials: 10. Expiration date: 2011.05. Last update: 2009-10-30.
United KingdomLondon SE14 5ER
Avonley Road		National Poisons Info. Service, London Centre, Medical Toxicology Unit
Tel:+44-870-2432241(emergency enquiries), +44-20-77715310(administration); Fax:+44-20-77715309.
  1. SAIMR POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM [SAVP, South Africa]
    No. of vials: 20. Expiration date: 2005.07. Last update: 2007-01-22.
    No. of vials: 9. Expiration date: 2005.11. Last update: 2007-01-22.
    No. of vials: 1. Expiration date: 2005.12. Last update: 2007-01-22.