Scorpion envenomation in Brazil: Current scenario and perspectives for containing an increasing health problem.

ABSTRACT: Opportunistic scorpion species can colonize urban environments, establishing high-density communities that enhance the chances of human accidents. This scenario has been taking place in Brazil, in which some Tityus species have taken city centers, causing an explosion in the number of scorpion envenoming cases. The characteristics of this scorpionism epidemic in Brazil is discussed in the present work. The number of Brazilian scorpion stings has surpassed 120,000 cases in 2017, and has been maintained above this number ever since, representing a more than 3-fold increase in 10 years, which was higher than the number of cases for most of the neglected tropical diseases in the country. The escalation in scorpionism cases is even higher in some regions of Brazil. Fortunately, the proportion o

SUBMITTER: Guerra-Duarte C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9910716 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature