It is responsible for more human fatalities due to snakebite than all other African species combined.[6] An antivenom called Echitab-plus-ICP[7] is manufactured by the Costa RicanInstituto Clodomiro Picado and another called EchiTabG[8] is manufactured by MicroPharm Ltd in the UK.
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