Scorpion fauna and epidemiological aspects of scorpionism in southeastern Iran
Objective: To identify the scorpion fauna and classify the epidemiological aspects of scorpionism in an endemic region, Southeast Iran. Methods: Scorpionism data were collected from health centers and hospitals in Sistan-Baluchestan Province during 2010-2011. Specimens were collected at night, using...
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| author | Jalil Nejati Ehsan Mozafari Abedin Saghafipour Malek Kiyani |
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| description | Objective: To identify the scorpion fauna and classify the epidemiological aspects of scorpionism in an endemic region, Southeast Iran.
Methods: Scorpionism data were collected from health centers and hospitals in Sistan-Baluchestan Province during 2010-2011. Specimens were collected at night, using UV light, between May and October 2012.
Results: In total, 246 scorpions were collected from two families (Buthidae and Scorpionidae). Five species including Odontobuthus odonturus, Hottentotta (Buthotus) jayakari, Compsobuthus matthiesseni, Scorpio maurus and Orthochirus scrobiculosus are reported for the first time from this area. Androctonus crassicauda was the dominant species. In total, 3 638 scorpion sting cases were recorded by health system, the majority of which were females. Stings mostly occurred in July and the age group of 15–24 years presented the highest frequency. Scorpionism decreased during 2011 compared with that in 2010 (68.2%).
Conclusions: Based on the results, scorpionism is a serious health problem in this area and increasing knowledge of residents regarding the prevention methods of scorpion stings is recommended. Additional research on the scorpion fauna, their ecological and molecular variety in this part of the country is needed as well as the correlation between scorpions' species and the clinical signs and symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5164f03faf2449cd84d554ef9fe7bccb2022-12-21T17:56:57ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine2221-16912014-05-014S1S217S22110.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1323Scorpion fauna and epidemiological aspects of scorpionism in southeastern IranJalil Nejati0Ehsan Mozafari1Abedin Saghafipour2Malek Kiyani3Health Promotion Research Center, Department of Disease Control & Prevention, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IranDepartment of Medical Entomology & Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranQom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, IranCentre for Disease Control & Prevention, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IranObjective: To identify the scorpion fauna and classify the epidemiological aspects of scorpionism in an endemic region, Southeast Iran. Methods: Scorpionism data were collected from health centers and hospitals in Sistan-Baluchestan Province during 2010-2011. Specimens were collected at night, using UV light, between May and October 2012. Results: In total, 246 scorpions were collected from two families (Buthidae and Scorpionidae). Five species including Odontobuthus odonturus, Hottentotta (Buthotus) jayakari, Compsobuthus matthiesseni, Scorpio maurus and Orthochirus scrobiculosus are reported for the first time from this area. Androctonus crassicauda was the dominant species. In total, 3 638 scorpion sting cases were recorded by health system, the majority of which were females. Stings mostly occurred in July and the age group of 15–24 years presented the highest frequency. Scorpionism decreased during 2011 compared with that in 2010 (68.2%). Conclusions: Based on the results, scorpionism is a serious health problem in this area and increasing knowledge of residents regarding the prevention methods of scorpion stings is recommended. Additional research on the scorpion fauna, their ecological and molecular variety in this part of the country is needed as well as the correlation between scorpions' species and the clinical signs and symptoms.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115302719Scorpion faunaScorpionismEpidemiologyIran |
| spellingShingle | Jalil Nejati Ehsan Mozafari Abedin Saghafipour Malek Kiyani Scorpion fauna and epidemiological aspects of scorpionism in southeastern Iran Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine Scorpion fauna Scorpionism Epidemiology Iran |
| title | Scorpion fauna and epidemiological aspects of scorpionism in southeastern Iran |
| title_full | Scorpion fauna and epidemiological aspects of scorpionism in southeastern Iran |
| title_fullStr | Scorpion fauna and epidemiological aspects of scorpionism in southeastern Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scorpion fauna and epidemiological aspects of scorpionism in southeastern Iran |
| title_short | Scorpion fauna and epidemiological aspects of scorpionism in southeastern Iran |
| title_sort | scorpion fauna and epidemiological aspects of scorpionism in southeastern iran |
| topic | Scorpion fauna Scorpionism Epidemiology Iran |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115302719 |
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