Bites, Bugs, and Blood Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

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Bites, Bugs, and Blood Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Scott E. McIntosh, MD, MPH, Tracy A. Cushing, MD, MPH, Linda E. Keyes, MD, Neal W. Pollock, PhD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages 113-114 (June 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2015.03.026 Copyright © 2015 Terms and Conditions

Figure Dr Albert Calmette is depicted in this caricature surrounded by snakes as a consequence of severe flooding, spurring the development of antivenom. (Reproduced with permission of the Wellcome Institute Library, London.) Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2015 26, 113-114DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2015.03.026) Copyright © 2015 Terms and Conditions