The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of a modified Shannon trap to capture adult insects that are involved in cadaveric decomposition processes. The Shannon trap proposed here is composed of a thin fabric tent with a top formed by a transparent bottle containing a compartment filled with alcohol gel on which the captured insects are affixed. The trap was effective both for weather resistance and the quantity, quality and diversity of insects caught.

Cadaverous entomofauna successions vary according to the region, environment, and climate, and such differences may occur within the same country due to seasonal variations. The present study aimed to analyze and compare the dipterofauna that visit or colonize carcasses in the urban and coastal areas of São Paulo, Brazil, during summer and winter seasons. Four swine (Sus scrofa Linné, 1758) carcasses of approximately 12 kg were used. The animals were previously euthanized and then placed in metal cages covered with a flight intercept trap (Shannon, modified). In total, 10,495 flies from 39 families were collected, with 15 species belonging to the Calliphoridae family, 14 species belonging to the Fanniidae family, 43 species belonging to the Muscidae family, and 22 species belonging to the Sarcophagidae family. Flies from these four families visited all carcasses; however, they did not show the highest visitation frequencies in all of the trials. Species variations occurred between the experiments that were performed at different locations and in different seasons. Furthermore, difference in the number of insects attracted to each stage of decomposition was observed. In addition to the four families highlighted above, the families Phoridae, Sepsidae, Otitidae, and Piophilidae were observed in all carcasses.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><p>Relato do caso de uma senhora de sessenta e nove anos encontrada morta em sua residência, já em estado de putrefação, no qual a análise dos fenômenos cadavéricos foi imprecisa para determinar a cronotanatognose (de dois dias a algumas semanas). Foi, então, realizado o estudo da entomofauna cadavérica para determinar o PMI (post morten interval) e concluiu-se que a morte havia ocorrido oito dias antes.</p></span></span>

A população brasileira está vivendo mais e, consequentemente, a ocorrência de acidentes envolvendo idosos aumenta. Este trabalho visa conhecer o perfil dos idosos mortos no trânsito da maior metrópole brasileira – São Paulo. De 2011 a 2015, 1.119 maiores de 60 anos morreram no trânsito paulistano. Dessas pessoas, 59,2% eram homens; 59,5% eram aposentados; 73,7% tinham baixa escolaridade e 86,6% estavam como pedestres na ocasião do acidente. A maioria (64,5%) se acidentou durante o dia. Na cidade de São Paulo os idosos pedestres têm o dobro de chance de morrer no trânsito quando comparados ao Brasil como um todo.