Background and Objectives: the second greatest cause of human poisoning in Brazil is caused by venomous animals. Thus, this study aimed to analyze clinical and sociodemographic data, in order to outline the epidemiological profile of accidents involving venomous animals in Maranhão. Methods: this is an ...
Introduction: Accidents involving venomous animals have significant clinical implications. In Brazil, accidents caused by scorpions (59%), spiders (13.6%), and snakes (10.9%) are the most frequently reported, although proportions vary by region. This study describes the temporal trends and epidemiologica...
Objective: to describe the completeness of notifications of accidents involving venomous animals held on the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System (SINAN), in Brazil and its macro-regions, from 2007 to 2019. Methods: we analyzed essential and non-mandatory fields for snakebite, spider bite and...
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize scorpion accidents at the Information and Toxicological Assistance Center (CIATox) in Campinas, to analyze risk factors related to the moderate and severe classification, and to determine the age group at greatest risk for this classification. Method: Cross-sectional...
Introducción. El emponzoñamiento por Tityus carrilloi n. sp. representa una amenaza para la vida. Según las manifestaciones clínicas, se clasifica en leve, moderado y grave. Objetivo. Comparar las características epidemiológicas y bioquímicas en niños con escorpionismo leve, moderado y grave. Pob...
Introduction: Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the highest rate of scorpionism, 223,033 cases were recorded between 2010-2017, so reflections on how to reduce this public health problem are necessary. Objective: to describe the epidemiological profile of accidents with scorpions that occurred in ...
Considerados como doenças negligenciadas pela Organização Mundial de Saúde, os acidentes com animais peçonhentos são de grande relevância média por apresentarem altos índices de mortalidade e morbidade. Objetivo - O objetivo desta revisão é apresentar os aspectos epidemiológicos e clínicos d...
El envenenamiento debido a picadora de escorpiones es reportado en diferentes países de Suramérica, en algunos, como México, es un problema de salud pública. En Colombia el accidente por escorpiones no es de reporte obligatorio, por lo que hay subregistro de casos. Los accidentes por este tipo de ani...
Abstract Objectives: to analyze the epidemiological and clinical aspects of accidents caused by venomous animals in children under 15 years old. Methods: a cross-sectional study with an analytical component using secondary data from Centro de Informação e Assistência Toxicológica de Pernambuco (CIA...
