Child injured by suspected catfish (Cetopsis sp.) bite in river, Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil
Abstract We present the first recent reported case of traumatic injury caused by catfish in the Americas. Although 66.2% of fish-related injuries occur in the Amazon Region, they are scarcely reported. We report a traumatic injury in a 2-year-old boy who entered Madeira River. The use of traditional...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:926d1f87157a4abb841f33fd43e5f585 2023-05-15T15:01:22+02:00 Child injured by suspected catfish (Cetopsis sp.) bite in river, Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil William Lesimann Tasso Queiroz Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0458-2019 https://doaj.org/article/926d1f87157a4abb841f33fd43e5f585 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100710&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0458-2019 https://doaj.org/article/926d1f87157a4abb841f33fd43e5f585 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 53 (2020) Catfish Cetopsis sp Amazônia Traumatic Injury Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0458-2019 2022-12-31T03:21:25Z Abstract We present the first recent reported case of traumatic injury caused by catfish in the Americas. Although 66.2% of fish-related injuries occur in the Amazon Region, they are scarcely reported. We report a traumatic injury in a 2-year-old boy who entered Madeira River. The use of traditional methods to treat the injury and his incomplete vaccination history reflect the weakness of the health system. Further, the fact that it was the second time that such an incident had occurred in the locality in 3 weeks during the dry season suggests that this could be a frequent occurrence during this period. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 53 |
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Abstract We present the first recent reported case of traumatic injury caused by catfish in the Americas. Although 66.2% of fish-related injuries occur in the Amazon Region, they are scarcely reported. We report a traumatic injury in a 2-year-old boy who entered Madeira River. The use of traditional methods to treat the injury and his incomplete vaccination history reflect the weakness of the health system. Further, the fact that it was the second time that such an incident had occurred in the locality in 3 weeks during the dry season suggests that this could be a frequent occurrence during this period. |
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Child injured by suspected catfish (Cetopsis sp.) bite in river, Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil |
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