Scorpion sting epidemiology in Montes municipality of the State of Sucre, Venezuela: geographic distribution

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Leonardo De Sousa²  Stefano Bonoli¹  Mercedes Quiroga¹  Pedro Parrilla¹ 

[1] ,Universidad de Oriente School of Medicine Anzoátegui Institute of Investigation and DevelopmentPuerto La Cruz,Venezuela

关键词: Epidemiology;    Scorpionism;    Tityus sp.;    Venezuela;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46651996000200010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Scorpion stings were surveyed in the Montes Municipality of the State of Sucre, Venezuela, aiming to extend the information on these poisonous accidents by characterizing their geographic distribution. From 1980 to 1990, 184 cases of scorpion stings were recorded with an incidence rate of 38.6 cases per 10,000 inhabitants. The locality of San Fernando presented the highest incidence (68.3(0)/000) of poisonous accidents. The highest percentages of severe cases were recorded in the towns of Arenas (27%), San Lorenzo (21%), and Cocollar (19%), which are located at the foot of the Turimiquire Mountains. This region is a dispersion area of scorpions of the Tityus genus. Our results show that this region of the State of Sucre is endemic for scorpion stings which are an important public health problem.

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