Scorpion fauna and epidemiological aspects of scorpionism in southeastern Iran

Abstract

Based on the results, scorpionism is a serious health problem in this area and increasing knowledge of residents regarding the prevention methods of scorpion stings is recommended. Additional research on the scorpion fauna, their ecological and molecular variety in this part of the country is needed as well as the correlation between scorpions' species and the clinical signs and symptoms.

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

“…Most epidemiological studies have shown that the afflicted body parts are mostly the extremities (hand and foot) [14]. In parallel we found that 85.17% of the investigated patients were stung in their extremities.…”

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

“…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].…”

Scorpions and scorpionism in Iran’s central desert

“…In Iran, it was previously captured in various weather and climates from tropical regions to snowy highlands by other researchers (Sedaghat et al, 2012). Existence of this species in different countries such as Afghanistan, Armenia, Central Asia, China, Iraq, Turkey, and Oman shows its easy adaptation to various climates (Karataş and Gharkheloo, 2006;Nejati et al, 2014).…”

“…occur annually in the world (Nejati et al, 2014). In Iran, approximately 40 000-50 000 scorpionism cases with about 19 deaths were recorded annually (Kassiri et al, 2014).…”