Bite by moray eel
Injuries caused by moray eels are not a common problem, but are distributed throughout the globe, affecting mainly fishermen while manipulating hooked or netted fish. On a lesser scale, scuba divers and snorkelers, practicing or not spear fishing, are occasional victims of bites. With more than 185...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b350ba08660c43bc9510e9130dc757f1 2023-05-15T15:00:09+02:00 Bite by moray eel JP Barreiros V Haddad Jr 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992008000300013 https://doaj.org/article/b350ba08660c43bc9510e9130dc757f1 EN eng SciELO http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992008000300013 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9199 doi:10.1590/S1678-91992008000300013 1678-9199 https://doaj.org/article/b350ba08660c43bc9510e9130dc757f1 Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 541-545 (2008) dangerous marine fish moray eels bites in humans Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Toxicology. Poisons RA1190-1270 Zoology QL1-991 article 2008 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992008000300013 2022-12-31T15:58:29Z Injuries caused by moray eels are not a common problem, but are distributed throughout the globe, affecting mainly fishermen while manipulating hooked or netted fish. On a lesser scale, scuba divers and snorkelers, practicing or not spear fishing, are occasional victims of bites. With more than 185 species distributed among 15 genera, mostly in tropical to temperate shallow water, moray eels easily come into contact with humans and occasional injuries are not uncommon. The current study reports one case of moray eel bite and discusses the circumstances in which the accident happened, as well as wound evolution and therapy. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 14 3 541 545 |
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Injuries caused by moray eels are not a common problem, but are distributed throughout the globe, affecting mainly fishermen while manipulating hooked or netted fish. On a lesser scale, scuba divers and snorkelers, practicing or not spear fishing, are occasional victims of bites. With more than 185 species distributed among 15 genera, mostly in tropical to temperate shallow water, moray eels easily come into contact with humans and occasional injuries are not uncommon. The current study reports one case of moray eel bite and discusses the circumstances in which the accident happened, as well as wound evolution and therapy. |
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