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Incidence and severity of scorpion stings in Algeria
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نویسنده
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laïd y. ,boutekdjiret l. ,oudjehane r. ,laraba-djebari f. ,hellal h. ,guerinik m. ,griene l. ,alamir b. ,merad r. ,chippaux j.p.
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منبع
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journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases - 2012 - دوره : 18 - شماره : 4 - صفحه:399 -410
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چکیده
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Scorpion stings are a public health problem in the maghreb region. in algeria,epidemiological data were collected over the past twenty years by the algerian health authorities. this study is an analysis of morbidity and mortality data collected from 2001 to 2010. annual incidence and mortality due to scorpion envenoming were 152 ± 3.6 stings and 0.236 ± 0.041 deaths per 100,000 people (95% ci),respectively. the risk of being stung by a scorpion was dramatically higher in southern areas and central highlands due to environmental conditions. incidence of envenoming was especially higher in the adult population,and among young males. in contrast,mortality was significantly higher among children under 15 years,particularly ages 1-4. upper limbs were more often affected than lower limbs. most stings occurred at night,indoors and during the summer. data collected since 2001 showed a reduction of mortality by nearly 50%,suggesting that the medical care defined by the national anti-scorpion project is bearing fruit. © cevap 2012.
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کلیدواژه
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Algeria; Deaths; Envenoming; Epidemiology; Management; Scorpion; Stings
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آدرس
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national institute of public health,environmental health unit,algiers,algeria,national committee on control of scorpion envenomations (cnles), Algeria, national institute of public health,environmental health unit,algiers, Algeria, national institute of public health,environmental health unit,algiers, Algeria, laboratory of cellular and molecular biology,school of biological sciences,university of science and technology - houari boumediene (usthb),algiers,algeria,institute pasteur,algiers, Algeria, national committee on control of scorpion envenomations (cnles),algeria,general administration of prevention and health promotion,algiers, Algeria, national committee on control of scorpion envenomations (cnles),algeria,service of surgical emergencies,mustapha teaching hospital,algiers, Algeria, national committee on control of scorpion envenomations (cnles),algeria,service of hormonology,pierre and marie curie center,algiers, Algeria, national committee on control of scorpion envenomations (cnles),algeria,national center of toxicology,algiers,algeria,department of toxicology,bab el oued teaching hospital,algiers, Algeria, algerian society of toxicology,algiers, Algeria, center for the study and research of malaria associated with pregnancy and childhood (cerpage),cotonou,benin,institute of research for development (ird - umr 216 'mother and child facing tropical diseases'),cotonou, Benin
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