Editor's viewpoint

CEVAP Journal: the first Brazilian electronic scientific publication turns 20 years old

Reviews

Post-exposure treatment of Ebola virus using passive immunotherapy: proposal for a new strategy

What do we know about some of the most conspicuous scorpion species of the genusTityus? A historical approach

The unfulfilled promises of scorpion insectotoxins

The History of Venomous Spider Identification, Venom Extraction Methods and Antivenom Production: a Long Journey at the Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

A checklist of the scorpions of Ecuador (Arachnida: Scorpiones), with notes on the distribution and medical significance of some species

Arachnids of medical importance in Brazil: main active compounds present in scorpion and spider venoms and tick saliva

Neuroactive compounds obtained from arthropod venoms as new therapeutic platforms for the treatment of neurological disorders

Snake venom galactoside-binding lectins: a structural and functional overview

Arthropod venom Hyaluronidases: biochemical properties and potential applications in medicine and biotechnology

Research articles

Seroepidemiological analysis of toxoplasmosis in college students

The red seaweed Plocamium brasiliense shows anti-snake venom toxic effects

Biodegradation of [D-Leu¹] microcystin-LR by a bacterium isolated from sediment of Patos Lagoon estuary, Brazil

Paederus beetles: the agent of human dermatitis

Antimycobacterial and cytotoxicity activity of microcystins

Feeding habits of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in an area of sylvatic transmission of yellow fever in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

DNA damage in BALB/c mice infected with Lacazia loboi and its relation to nutritional status

First report of brown widow spider sightings in Peninsular Malaysia and notes on its global distribution

Epidemiology of envenomations by terrestrial venomous animals in Brazil based on case reporting: from obvious facts to contingencies

Epidemiological characterization and prognostic factors in patients with confirmed cerebral cryptococcosis in central Taiwan

New insights into the structural characteristics of irradiated crotamine

Antibacterial potential of a basic phospholipase A₂(VRV-PL-VIIIa) from Daboia russelii pulchella (Russell's viper) venom

Pharmacological characterization of venoms from three theraphosid spiders: Poecilotheria regalis, Ceratogyrus darlingi and Brachypelma epicureanum

A comparison between the recombinant expression and chemical synthesis of a short cysteine-rich insecticidal spider peptide

Molecular detection and antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from houseflies (Musca domestica) in Iran

Tissue apoptosis in mice infected with Leptospira interrogans serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae

Biological characterization of compounds from Rhinella schneideri poison that act on the complement system

Bordonein-L, a new L-amino acid oxidase from Crotalus durissus terrificus snake venom: isolation, preliminary characterization and enzyme stability

Bothrops snake venoms and their isolated toxins, an L-amino acid oxidase and a serine protease, modulate human complement system pathways

Purification procedure for the isolation of a P-I metalloprotease and an acidic phospholipase A₂ from Bothrops atrox snake venom

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors of Bothrops jararaca snake venom affect the structure of mice seminiferous epithelium

Snakes and snakebite envenoming in Northern Tanzania: a neglected tropical health problem

Epidemiological characteristics of human rabies in Henan province in China from 2005 to 2013

Cytolytic and systemic toxic effects induced by the aqueous extract of the fire coral Millepora alcicornis collected in the Mexican Caribbean and detection of two types of cytolisins

American trypanosomiasis and associated risk factors in owned dogs from the major city of Yucatan, Mexico

Exposure to 50 Hz electromagnetic field changes the efficiency of the scorpion alpha toxin

Antiproliferative activity of marine stingray Dasyatis sephen venom on human cervical carcinoma cell line

Catostylus tagi: partial rDNA sequencing and characterisation of nematocyte structures using two improvements in jellyfish sample preparation

Allosteric interactions between receptor site 3 and 4 of voltage-gated sodium channels: a novel perspective for the underlying mechanism of scorpion sting-induced pain

Antitumor potential of the myotoxin BthTX-I from Bothrops jararacussu snake venom: evaluation of cell cycle alterations and death mechanisms induced in tumor cell lines

The epidemiology of scorpion stings in tropical areas of Kermanshah province, Iran, during 2008 and 2009

Immunomodulatory activity of Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom on human T lymphocytes

In vitro activity of phospholipase A ₂ and of peptides from Crotalus durissus terrificus venom against amastigote and promastigote forms of Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi

Synergic effects between ocellatin-F1 and bufotenine on the inhibition of BHK-21 cellular infection by the rabies virus

Partial purification and functional characterization of Ts19 Frag-I, a novel toxin from Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom

Indian scorpions collected in Karnataka: maintenance in captivity, venom extraction and toxicity studies

Lack of association among TNF-α gene expression, -308 polymorphism (G > A) and virulence markers of Helicobacter pylori

Case reports

Report of 15 injuries caused by lionfish (pterois volitans) in aquarists in Brazil: a critical assessment of the severity of envenomations

Mycobacterium marinum infection: a case report

Potential envenomation by the aglyphous pseudoxyrhophiine snake Leioheterodon madagascariensis and description of its dentition

Hemorrhagic stroke in children caused byBothrops marajoensis envenoming: a case report

Short reports

First serine protease inhibitor isolated from Rhinella schneideri poison

Natural infection of phlebotomines (Diptera: Psychodidae) by Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis in an area of ecotourism in Central-Western Brazil

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