Urbanization and scorpion stings in Manaus, the largest metropolis in the Brazilian Amazon

This study analyzed a total of 260 confirmed scorpion stings reported in the city of Manaus, in the Brazilian Amazon, from 1990 to 2020. Cases were mapped according to the GPS location of their occurrence and plotted on a satellite image of the city. The stings generally occurred close to green area...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Toxicon (Oxford) 2024-08, Vol.247, p.107823, Article 107823
Hauptverfasser:	Benzaken, Zehev, Silva, Lincoln Luís, Silva-Neto, Alexandre, Sachett, Jacqueline, Fé, Nelson, Guerra, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa, Monteiro, Wuelton
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amazonia Deforestation infrastructure remote sensing risk Scorpion stings Scorpiones Tityus Urbanization
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