Scorpion poisoning in the Acosta and Caripe Counties of Monagas State, Venezuela. part 1: characterization of some epidemiological aspects

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Autor(a) principal: De Sousa,Leonardo
Data de Publicação: 1997
Outros Autores: Parrilla,Pedro, Tillero,Luis, Valdiviezo,Ana, Ledezma,Eliades, Jorquera,Alicia, Quiroga,Mercedes
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X1997000100013
Resumo: Scorpion poisoning was surveyed in Acosta and Caripe counties, located in the Turimiquire subregion of Monagas State, Venezuela, aiming to expand information on stings by characterizing some epidemiological aspects. From 1987 to 1993, 298 cases of scorpion stings were recorded in Acosta and Caripe counties. Acosta had 212 cases, with an annual incidence rate of 18.3‰(cases per 10,000 inhabitants) and a period median incidence rate of 128‰. The scorpion poisoning index is 4.18 times greater in Acosta than in Caripe, confirming the former as a hyperendemic zone for this type of injury, with a phenomenon of cyclical temporal fluctuations and an upward trend. This area is infested with scorpions of the genus Tityus. Our results show that the region surveyed in Monagas State is endemic for scorpion stings, posing a major public health problem.
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spelling Scorpion poisoning in the Acosta and Caripe Counties of Monagas State, Venezuela. part 1: characterization of some epidemiological aspectsScorpionsPoisoningScorpion StingEpidemiologyScorpion poisoning was surveyed in Acosta and Caripe counties, located in the Turimiquire subregion of Monagas State, Venezuela, aiming to expand information on stings by characterizing some epidemiological aspects. From 1987 to 1993, 298 cases of scorpion stings were recorded in Acosta and Caripe counties. Acosta had 212 cases, with an annual incidence rate of 18.3‰(cases per 10,000 inhabitants) and a period median incidence rate of 128‰. The scorpion poisoning index is 4.18 times greater in Acosta than in Caripe, confirming the former as a hyperendemic zone for this type of injury, with a phenomenon of cyclical temporal fluctuations and an upward trend. This area is infested with scorpions of the genus Tityus. Our results show that the region surveyed in Monagas State is endemic for scorpion stings, posing a major public health problem.Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz1997-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X1997000100013Cadernos de Saúde Pública v.13 n.1 1997reponame:Cadernos de Saúde Públicainstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)instacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0102-311X1997000100013info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessDe Sousa,LeonardoParrilla,PedroTillero,LuisValdiviezo,AnaLedezma,EliadesJorquera,AliciaQuiroga,Mercedeseng2001-08-14T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-311X1997000100013Revistahttp://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/csp/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpcadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br||cadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br1678-44640102-311Xopendoar:2001-08-14T00:00Cadernos de Saúde Pública - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Scorpion poisoning in the Acosta and Caripe Counties of Monagas State, Venezuela. part 1: characterization of some epidemiological aspects
title Scorpion poisoning in the Acosta and Caripe Counties of Monagas State, Venezuela. part 1: characterization of some epidemiological aspects
spellingShingle Scorpion poisoning in the Acosta and Caripe Counties of Monagas State, Venezuela. part 1: characterization of some epidemiological aspects
De Sousa,Leonardo
Scorpions
Poisoning
Scorpion Sting
Epidemiology
title_short Scorpion poisoning in the Acosta and Caripe Counties of Monagas State, Venezuela. part 1: characterization of some epidemiological aspects
title_full Scorpion poisoning in the Acosta and Caripe Counties of Monagas State, Venezuela. part 1: characterization of some epidemiological aspects
title_fullStr Scorpion poisoning in the Acosta and Caripe Counties of Monagas State, Venezuela. part 1: characterization of some epidemiological aspects
title_full_unstemmed Scorpion poisoning in the Acosta and Caripe Counties of Monagas State, Venezuela. part 1: characterization of some epidemiological aspects
title_sort Scorpion poisoning in the Acosta and Caripe Counties of Monagas State, Venezuela. part 1: characterization of some epidemiological aspects
author De Sousa,Leonardo
author_facet De Sousa,Leonardo
Parrilla,Pedro
Tillero,Luis
Valdiviezo,Ana
Ledezma,Eliades
Jorquera,Alicia
Quiroga,Mercedes
author_role author
author2 Parrilla,Pedro
Tillero,Luis
Valdiviezo,Ana
Ledezma,Eliades
Jorquera,Alicia
Quiroga,Mercedes
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv De Sousa,Leonardo
Parrilla,Pedro
Tillero,Luis
Valdiviezo,Ana
Ledezma,Eliades
Jorquera,Alicia
Quiroga,Mercedes
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Scorpions
Poisoning
Scorpion Sting
Epidemiology
topic Scorpions
Poisoning
Scorpion Sting
Epidemiology
description Scorpion poisoning was surveyed in Acosta and Caripe counties, located in the Turimiquire subregion of Monagas State, Venezuela, aiming to expand information on stings by characterizing some epidemiological aspects. From 1987 to 1993, 298 cases of scorpion stings were recorded in Acosta and Caripe counties. Acosta had 212 cases, with an annual incidence rate of 18.3‰(cases per 10,000 inhabitants) and a period median incidence rate of 128‰. The scorpion poisoning index is 4.18 times greater in Acosta than in Caripe, confirming the former as a hyperendemic zone for this type of injury, with a phenomenon of cyclical temporal fluctuations and an upward trend. This area is infested with scorpions of the genus Tityus. Our results show that the region surveyed in Monagas State is endemic for scorpion stings, posing a major public health problem.
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