An epidemiological study on scorpion envenomation in the Zagora oases (Morocco)

Hidan, Moulay Abdelmonaim El; Touloun, Oulaid; Boumezzough, Ali

doi:10.12980/jclm.3.2015j5-86

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“…The results of Talebian (2006) study in Kashan denoted that scorpion sting in boys was more frequent (63%) (Talebian & Doroodgar, 2006). Similar findings are reported by Dehghani et al(2010), Dabo et al(2011), El Hidan et al (2015), (Dabo et al, 2011;Dehghni, Vazirianzadeh, Rahimi-Nasrabadi, & Moravvej, 2010;El Hidan, Oulaid Touloun, & Boumezzough, 2015). This may be ascribed to vigorous activities engaged by boys, as compared to girls.…”

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Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Scorpion Sting among Children in South Part of Iran

Shahi¹,

Moosavy²,

Rafinejad³

et al. 2016

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Scorpion sting is regarded as one of the most medically-related problems in south part of Iran. This study aimed to describe the epidemiological aspects, clinical symptom and stinging agents among scorpion sting victims referred to Children Hospital in Hormozgan province. A cross-sectional study was conducted which involved all patients who had been stung by scorpion retaining scorpion sample at the time of admission. This study was conducted from May, 2014 to November, 2015. Data was gathered using the researcher made questionnaire and patient`s fills. Data was analyzed by SPSS version 20, using descriptive and analytical statistics such as frequency, percentage, Chi-square and t-test. A total of 191 patients with age ranging from 1 month to 14 years (Mean= 6 ± 2) were studied. The most frequent patients were in the age group 6-10 years old. In this study 103 (53.9) were males and 88 (46.1) females. 169 (88.5%) stung cases were from rural areas and 22 (11.5) were reported from urban areas of the county. Most of the stings occurred indoors in rural areas. Most patients, 148 (80.6%), had been admitted to emergency department within 1-6 hour after scorpion sting. The most prevalence of scorpion stings occurred on foot, 74 (38.7%), and hand, 61 (31.9%). Seventeen species belonging to two families Hemiscorpidae and Buthidae were identified. The main species of scorpion responsible for stinging was Hemiscorpius acanthocercus 41 (21.5%) followed by Compsobuthus persicus, 37 (19.5), and H. enischnochela, 35 (18.4). The most common clinical symptoms observed in patients were pain (56.5%), erythema (39.8%) and burning sensation (33.5%). The findings of this study, highlights the role of age, gender, residence location and scorpion species in envenomation. Therefore, health providers are recommended to consider these factors and the interference of these elements to prevent and care scorpion envenomation in children under 14 years old.

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Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Scorpion Sting among Children in South Part of Iran

Shahi¹,

Moosavy²,

Rafinejad³

et al. 2016

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“…Moreover, we observed a different distribution of cases between genders in the two studied regions, a finding similar to the reported distribution from Morocco, Iran, and Saudi Arabia [4,[16][17][18][19]. However, according to other studies, in Mexico and Brazil there was no preference in regard to the gender of the affected persons [20].…”

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Epidemiological and spatial analysis of scorpion stings in two regions of Morocco: Marrakesh-Tensift-Al Haouz and Souss-Massa-Draa

Hidan¹,

Touloun²,

Oufir³

et al. 2016

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“…This finding was in agreement with a previous investigation carried out in Iran by Esmaeil, Mulood, Shahla, Abedin, Nahid, Eslam, and Alireza (2018), while in other studies around the world different death rates have been reported after scorpion stings. This is presumably because of the species of scorpion responsible and the availability of medical care and anti-venom (El Hidan, Touloun, & Boumezzough, 2015;Araújo, Tavares, Marques, Vieira, & Leite, 2017).…”

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Scorpion Fauna and Scorpionism in Zakho Province of Northern Iraq

Kachel¹

2020

Commagene Journal of Biology

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Information regarding scorpion diversity and their envenoming within Iraq in general, and the Northern Iraq in particular, is limited. The number and distribution of scorpion sting cases and some details of the scorpion fauna of Zakho province were reported for the first time in this study. Overall, 2675 scorpion sting cases were reported between 2008 and 2017 consisting of 1362 male victims (51%) and 1313 female (49%). The highest percentage of victims was between 15 and 49 years old and accounted for 59% of the overall incidence. The highest incidence of scorpion sting cases occurred in the summer, particularly in July when 537 cases were reported. In total, 85 scorpions belonging to two families (Scorpionidae and Buthidae) were captured in the present study. Of the collected samples, Scorpio maurus 47 (55%) was the most abundant followed by Hottentotta saulcyi 28 (33%), and Androctonus crassicauda 10 (12%).

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An epidemiological study on scorpion envenomation in the Zagora oases (Morocco)

Cited by 12 publications

References 11 publications

Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Scorpion Sting among Children in South Part of Iran

Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Scorpion Sting among Children in South Part of Iran

Epidemiological and spatial analysis of scorpion stings in two regions of Morocco: Marrakesh-Tensift-Al Haouz and Souss-Massa-Draa

Scorpion Fauna and Scorpionism in Zakho Province of Northern Iraq

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