Injuries caused by fish to fishermen in the Vale do Alto Juruá, Western Brazilian Amazon

Costa, Tamires Nascimento da; Jacó, Tiago Ricardo Fernandes; Casas, André Luis da Silva; Bernarde, Paulo Sérgio

doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0495-2018

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“…As observed, these accidents resemble the reports regarding the literature on stingray accidents in other Brazilian regions and worldwide (e.g., Clark et al 2007;Costa et al 2020;Diaz 2008;Evans and Davies 1996;Garrone Neto and Haddad 2010;Garrone Neto et al 2005;Haddad et al , 2012Haddad et al , 2013Isbister 2001;Myatt et al 2018;Pierini et al 1996;Reckziegel et al 2015;Russell 1959;Sá-Oliveira et al 2011).…”

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“…The use of urine, herbs, oils, and specific herbal medicines were also pointed out for the treatment of injuries (Sá- Oliveira et al 2011). In a recent study carried out in the Western Brazilian Amazon, accidents with stingrays were the third most frequently reported, and the first aids measures applied by the riverside population were for example, placing the wound into the female genitalia, sweetened condensed milk, coffee grounds with cotton tea, coffee powder, acaçu milk (Hura crepitans), hot asphalt, and termite mound smoke (Costa et al 2020).…”

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Injuries Caused by Freshwater Stingrays in the Western Amazon: Folk Medicine and Beliefs

Silva

Poscai

Casas

2020

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The envenomation caused by freshwater stingrays is one of the most frequent injuries related to aquatic animals in South America. Such injury is severe with skin necrosis as a probable result of the sting and subsequent intense pain. Here, we characterized the accidents caused by freshwater stingrays in Juruá Valley, Acre, Brazil, with reports of people who had suffered injuries. Data collection was performed in nearby communities in the Juruá River and its tributaries through a semi-structured questionnaire. Bathers and fishermen were the main group affected, and injuries were mainly in the lower limbs. The results were similar to those previously reported for other regions of Brazil, except for the treatment applied. Severe pain, edema, erythema, necrosis, and ulceration of the wound are some of the symptoms reported by the injured population. Most of the treatment is based on folk remedies, such as human urine, hot boiled egg, medicinal plants, and nonprescription drugs. In most cases, injuries usually occur in remote areas which favor the use of folk remedies, but the accidents are still neglected by the population itself because of the low lethality. Therefore, educational activities and prophylactic measures should be carried out with a standardization of first aid and late measures. In addition, the correct use of medicinal plants and folk remedies could be a strong ally to ensure a safe and affordable care for the population.

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Injuries Caused by Freshwater Stingrays in the Western Amazon: Folk Medicine and Beliefs

Silva

Poscai

Casas

2020

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“…Members of the species‐richest genus of the Pimelodidae, that is, Pimelodus Lacepède, are small to medium‐sized catfishes that are widely distributed throughout Neotropical river basins (Ferraris, 2007; Lundberg & Littmann, 2003); they usually exhibit a diversified diet, with items such as algae, invertebrates and smaller fishes (Silva et al., 2019). Commonly called ‘mandi’, they have drawn broader attention given their economic and recreational value (Begossi et al., 2019; Lundberg & Littmann, 2003), as well as being one of the main sources of injuries to humans among accidents caused by freshwater fishes (Costa et al., 2020; Sarmiento et al., 2015). Pimelodus spp.…”

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Integrative taxonomy reveals hidden cestode diversity in Pimelodus catfishes in the Neotropics

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Proteocephalid tapeworms are the dominant group of endoparasites in siluriform catfishes in South America, but their interrelationships and actual diversity remain poorly understood. Molecular prospecting of proteocephalids found in pimelodid and other catfishes, especially in Pimelodus spp., along with thorough morphological evaluation, revealed high species diversity of these parasites. Using newly obtained sequences of the partial large subunit nuclear ribosomal RNA (lsrDNA) and complete mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI), phylogenetic relationships of the cestodes of Pimelodus catfishes were assessed and a new genus, Pseudoendorchis gen. n., proposed to accommodate P. auchenipteri comb. n. (type species; formerly Endorchis auchenipteri), P. cristata sp. n. from Pimelodella cristata (Heptapteridae), P. felipei sp. n. from Pimelodus fur, P. souzalimae sp. n. from Pimelodus maculatus and another three putative new species. Members of the new genus can be readily distinguished from all known Neotropical proteocephalids by having a large Mehlis’ gland, representing at least 18% of proglottid width, and the vagina always anterior to the cirrus‐sac. Moreover, all phylogenetic, species discovery and validation analyses support validity of Pseudoendorchis. Combining the lsrDNA + COI sequence data appeared to provide the best resolution in phylogenetic analyses, which may be useful to reduce the uncertainty of the interrelationships among Neotropical proteocephalids.

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“…O poraquê (Electrophorus electricus), a arraia (Potamotrygon motoro), piranhas (Serrasalmus spp.) e o mandi (Pimelodus blochii) são espécies que ocorrem na APA e possuem interesse médico (Figura 5), visto que são responsáveis por acidentes comumente relatados na mídia e em estudos científicos (e.g., BRITO, 2018;COSTA et al, 2020;LAMEIRAS et al, 2013). Geralmente esses casos não são graves, resultando em sangramento e dor causados por perfurações e cortes devido aos dentes ou espinhos dessas espécies de peixes.…”

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Políticas Públicas De Conservação Da Sociobiodiversidade: Desafios E Oportunidades No Estado Do Acre

Deus,

Lacerda

2024

Sociobiodiversidade Da Área De Proteção Ambiental Lago Do Amapá

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This text presents a historical and contextual narrative about the formation and changes that occurred in a large territorial area located in the Lower Acre River Valley, which in the early twentieth century was near Vila Rio Branco, the administrative headquarters of the then Department of Alto Acre. This administrative department was one of three such entities established by the Brazilian government in 1904, shortly after the official incorporation of Acre State at the end of 1903, when the country signed the Treaty of Petrópolis with Bolivia. The area in question, in the face of colonization and extractive occupation processes occurring in the late nineteenth century, first evolved as a rubber plantation and then underwent fragmentation and acquired agricultural function, in conjunction with the extractive exploitation that had been waning in strength in the decades following the 1910s. This land use began to undergo significant changes in the mid-1940s, marked by new forms of territorial occupation and diversified exploitation activities of the former Amapá rubber plantation. The area acquired multiple uses (extraction, hunting, fishing, agricultural production, leisure, environmental preservation, housing, and commercial activities), facilitating the emergence of new territorialities throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, reinforced by changes in land ownership (territorial fragmentation by lease, inheritance sharing, sale, occupation, and expropriation). Nowadays, this geographical area that corresponded to the former rubber plantation known as Amapá is largely territorialized and still carries its old name. The rubber plantation, however, is now referred to by multifaceted nomenclatures, such as colônias do/no Amapá, bairro do Amapá, praia do Amapá, areal do Amapá, APA do Amapá, Lago do Amapá. These examples demonstrate the dynamic discursive forms that serve to name changes of geographical, historical, environmental, and economic nature experienced by the area in just over a century. The referential name is the same, but the meanings are different and loaded with stories.

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Injuries caused by fish to fishermen in the Vale do Alto Juruá, Western Brazilian Amazon

Cited by 13 publications

References 10 publications

Injuries Caused by Freshwater Stingrays in the Western Amazon: Folk Medicine and Beliefs

Injuries Caused by Freshwater Stingrays in the Western Amazon: Folk Medicine and Beliefs

Integrative taxonomy reveals hidden cestode diversity in Pimelodus catfishes in the Neotropics

Políticas Públicas De Conservação Da Sociobiodiversidade: Desafios E Oportunidades No Estado Do Acre

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