Epidemiological aspects of centipede (Scolopendromorphae: Chilopoda) bites registered in Greater S. Paulo, SP, Brazil

Knysak, Irene; Martins, Rosana; Bertim, Carlos R.

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“…The natural history of this genus and also of the order Scolopendromorpha is poorly known, but cases of maternal care have been registered in some species (Machado and Chagas-Júnior, 2002). This genus was one among three others that received special attention of Knysak et al (1998) for their epidemiological aspects in the municipal district of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Otostigmus tibialis Brölemann, 1902 occurs in São Paulo, Parana and Amazonas states and is the biggest species of the genus (Bücherl, 1939).…”

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Treefrog Dendropsophus elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) (Anura: Hylidae) as a meal to Otostigmus tibialis Brölemann, 1902 (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae) in the Tropical Rainforest in southeastern Brazil

2007

Braz. J. Biol.

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Treefrog Dendropsophus elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) (Anura: Hylidae) as a meal to Otostigmus tibialis Brölemann, 1902 (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae) in the Tropical Rainforest in southeastern Brazil

2007

Braz. J. Biol.

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“…Não foi registrado nenhum óbito. 8 . Esses fatos podem ser justificados principalmente pelo manuseio de lixos, entulhos, vasos de planta, etc, pelas mulheres, durante as atividades domésticas, que por sua vez são realizadas principalmente pela manhã e sem a adequada proteção dos membros, com luvas e botas.…”

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Acidentes por centopéia notificados pelo "Centro de Informações Toxicológicas de Belém", num período de dois anos

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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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Resumo Centopéias são animais invertebrados do filo dos artrópodes e da classe Chilopoda. Este trabalho objetiva estudar o perfil dos acidentes por centopéias notificados pelo "Centro de Informações Toxicológicas de Belém" (CIT-Belém Abstract Centipedes are arthropods of the class Chilopoda. The objective of this work was to study the incidence of accidents involving centipedes at "Centro de Informações Toxicológicas de Belém" (CIT-Belém) over a two-year period. Seventy-six patients were studied from March 30, 1998 until March 30, 2000. Centipede accidents occurred in 16.8% of all accidents by venomous animals at Centro de Informações Toxicológicas de Belém; compared to snake accidents, 44.4 % and scorpion accidents, 20.5%. The majority of cases occurred in the residence (86.8%). The most important age group was 20-49 years old (64.4%). The part of human body mostly affected was the superior members (47.4 %). Local pain and edema were found in 95.8% and 52.1% of the patients, respectively. Treatment was symptomatic. Healing occurred in 94.7%, although the outcome of 5.3% of cases was unknown. Centipede accidents are a benign accident, occurring within the residence and treatment consists of measures to decrease the pain. Key-words: Centipedes. Accidents. Arthropods. Venomous animals. As centopéias ou lacraias são animais invertebrados, pertencentes à classe Chilopoda do filo dos artrópodes 6 , que apresentam um par de patas por segmento do corpo -e exibem um corpo achatado, filiforme ou redondo, dividido em cabeça e numerosos segmentos (de 15 a mais de 170) 1 3 6 7 13 . Na cabeça das lacraias há um par de antenas articuladas, dois pares de maxilas, um par de forcípulas -onde estão as glândulas de peçonha -o aguilhão -aparelho inoculador de veneno -e um conjunto de olhos simples ou ocelos laterais, que ajudam a diferenciar os gêneros per tencentes à família Scolopendridea (Scolopendra e Ostostigmus) e à família Criptopidae, em que estão ausentes 4 5 6 7 .No último segmento do corpo estão localizados o aparelho genital masculino ou feminino e um par de apêndices anais 2 . As centopéias geralmente têm coloração marrom, mas podem apresentar uma ampla variedade de cores, incluindo tonalidades claras de vermelho, preto, amarelo e verde ou até mesmo faixas azuis transversais em seu dorso 6 7 8 . São animais terrestres, de hábitos noturnos, passando a maior parte do dia escondida sob entulhos úmidos, folhas e cascas de árvores, sendo ocasionalmente encontradas dentro das casas. Alimentam-se basicamente de larvas de besouros, minhocas, vermes, entre outros, que são capturados vivos, imobilizados e inoculados por peçonha 3 6 7 13 .No Brasil, existem cerca de dez espécies cuja picada é temida, sendo as principais a Scolopendra viridicornis,

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“…Fortunately, reports of human deaths due to centipede envenomation are rare and mostly attributable to secondary infections [198]. However, bites by centipedes, particularly Scolopendra spp., causes intense pain with local erythema, edema, indurations, and necrosis, and in some cases headache, malaise, and dizziness [197,199], but there are also reports of more severe (hemodynamic) symptoms [200] and anaphylaxis [201].…”

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Exploring the global animal biodiversity in the search for new drugs – Spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, sea spiders, centipedes, and millipedes

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2017

J Transl Sci

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Drug discovery and development programs have historically mainly focused on plants with medicinal properties and the extensive knowledge of traditional healers about these plants. More recently, the vast array of marine invertebrates and insects throughout the world have been recognized as additional sources for identifying unusual lead compounds to obtain structurally novel and mechanistically unique therapeutics. The results from these efforts are encouraging and have yielded a number of clinically useful drugs. However, many arthropods other than insects -such as spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, sea spiders, centipedes, and millipedes -also produce hundreds of bioactive substances in their venom that may become useful in the clinic. Many of these chemicals are defensive and predatory weapons of these creatures and have been refined during millions of years of evolution to rapidly and with high specificity and high affinity shut down critical molecular targets in prey and predators. Exploration of these compounds may lead to the development of, among others, novel drugs for treating diseases caused by abnormalities in humans in the same (evolutionary conserved) molecular targets such as erectyle dysfunction, botulism, and autoimmune disorders, as well as the identification of novel antineoplastic, antimicrobial, and antiparasitic compounds. This paper addresses the importance of bioactive compounds from spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, sea spiders, centipedes, and millipedes to these advances.

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Epidemiological aspects of centipede (Scolopendromorphae: Chilopoda) bites registered in Greater S. Paulo, SP, Brazil

Cited by 45 publications

References 3 publications

Treefrog Dendropsophus elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) (Anura: Hylidae) as a meal to Otostigmus tibialis Brölemann, 1902 (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae) in the Tropical Rainforest in southeastern Brazil

Treefrog Dendropsophus elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) (Anura: Hylidae) as a meal to Otostigmus tibialis Brölemann, 1902 (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae) in the Tropical Rainforest in southeastern Brazil

Acidentes por centopéia notificados pelo "Centro de Informações Toxicológicas de Belém", num período de dois anos

Exploring the global animal biodiversity in the search for new drugs – Spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, sea spiders, centipedes, and millipedes

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