Arachnida is the largest class among the arthropods, constituting over 60,000 described
species (spiders, mites, ticks, scorpions, palpigrades, pseudoscorpions, solpugids and …

Background: Envenomation remains a neglected public health issue in most tropical
countries. A better understanding of the epidemiology of bites and stings by venomous …

Snake and spider bites, as well as scorpion sting envenoming, are neglected diseases
affecting millions of people all over the world. Neurological complications vary according to …

Bites to the human hand, be it from a pet, a stray animal or even a fellow human, may often
have dire consequences for the person suffering the insult. Bites by mammals are a common …

The chemical control of invertebrates that are regarded as pests has always been governed
by the development of molecules with insects as their main target. The group of arachnids …

OBJECTIVE: To classify and characterize spider bites among inquiries to the National
Poison Information Center (NPIC) between 1995 and 2004, in terms of the epidemiology …

Methods: In this cross-sectional design, epidemiologic data of admitted cases to the
Toxicology Department of Imam Reza Hospital of Mashhad, Iran were analyzed across a 7 …

Este trabajo describe el patrón epidemiológico de los accidentes causados por animales
venenosos atendidos en el Hospital Dr. Luis Razetti de Tucupita, estado Delta Amacuro …

Introdução: os acidentes por animais peçonhentos são um problema de saúde pública que
apresenta elevado número de casos anuais no Brasil. Objetivo: descrever e analisar as …

Accidents by venomous animals (AVAs) is a public health problem that presents a high
number of annual cases in Brazil. The objective of this study was to describe and analyze …