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ArticleThe journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases2021

Scorpion species of medical importance in the Brazilian Amazon: a review to identify knowledge gaps.

Jonas Gama Martins, Gabrielle Cristina Santos, Rudi Emerson de Lima Procópio, Eliane Candiani Arantes, Karla de Castro Figueiredo Bordon

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Article in The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jonas Gama MartinsGraduate Program in Genetics, Conservation and Evolutionary Biology (PPG GCBEv), National Institute for Amazon Research (INPA), Manaus, AM, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1018-2066
Gabrielle Cristina SantosDepartment of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2124-5416
Rudi Emerson de Lima ProcópioGraduate Program in Biotechnology and Natural Resources of Amazon, University of the State of Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, AM, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8538-4642
Eliane Candiani ArantesDepartment of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6712-6033
Karla de Castro Figueiredo BordonDepartment of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6540-2295
Universidade de Ribeirão Preto · BRInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia · BRUniversidade do Estado do Amazonas · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scorpionism is a relevant medical condition in Brazil. It is responsible for most accidents involving venomous animals in the country, which leads to severe symptoms that can evolve to death. In recent years, an increase of almost 50% in the incidence of scorpionism has been observed in the Northern Region, where the highest severity of envenoming has been notified since the beginning of the 21

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Arboreal scorpionsBrazilian AmazonBrotheas amazonicusEndemic scorpionsTityus apiacasTityus metuendeusTityus obscurusTityus silvestrisTityus strandiVenom

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PMID34589120
PMCPMC8452272
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