Spatiotemporal bayesian modelling of scorpionism and its risk factors in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto, Camila Lorenz, Alec Brian Lacerda, Thiago Salomão de Azevedo, Denise Maria Cândido, Luciano José Eloy, Fan Hui Wen, Marta Blangiardo, Monica Pirani

2023年6月20日

Author summary Scorpions cause approximately 3,000 deaths every year worldwide, second only to snakebites in terms of venomous animal-related human accidents due to the potency of their toxins. Natural habitat extinction combined with accelerated urban expans…

Abstract Background Scorpion stings in Brazil represent a major public health problem due to their incidence and their potential ability to lead to severe and often fatal clinical outcomes. A bette… https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0011435