Dangerous scorpion fauna of Mali
Although the main Malian scorpion species of medical interest, Androctonus amoreuxi, is responsible for severe envenomings and perhaps some deaths, it has hitherto been considered not dangerous for humans. This population is located in the Saharian North-Eastern regions of Mali where it is accompani...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:db607f1462634d93af88f34f0d44929e 2023-05-15T15:04:22+02:00 Dangerous scorpion fauna of Mali M Goyffon A Dabo SK Coulibaly G Togo JP Chippaux 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992012000400003 https://doaj.org/article/db607f1462634d93af88f34f0d44929e EN eng SciELO http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992012000400003 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9199 doi:10.1590/S1678-91992012000400003 1678-9199 https://doaj.org/article/db607f1462634d93af88f34f0d44929e Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 4, Pp 361-368 (2012) scorpions Mali dangerous species Androctonus sp antivenom Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Toxicology. Poisons RA1190-1270 Zoology QL1-991 article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992012000400003 2022-12-31T11:55:06Z Although the main Malian scorpion species of medical interest, Androctonus amoreuxi, is responsible for severe envenomings and perhaps some deaths, it has hitherto been considered not dangerous for humans. This population is located in the Saharian North-Eastern regions of Mali where it is accompanied by Leiurus quinquestriatus, a well known dangerous species of the Sahara. In the Gao district, divided by the Niger River, less desolate than the Tessalit and Kidal regions, one specimen of the dangerous species Androctonus australis was found. To summarize, Mali harbors at least three dangerous scorpion species: Leiurus quinquestriatus, Androctonus amoreuxi and A. australis, the latter recently having been identified in Mali for the first time. The absence of Androctonus aeneas is surprising in this context because it is found in neighboring countries (Algeria, Niger) and should be detected by new surveys. The possibility of preparing a single scorpion antivenom intended for Saharian and sub-Saharian populations is discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 18 4 361 368 |
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Although the main Malian scorpion species of medical interest, Androctonus amoreuxi, is responsible for severe envenomings and perhaps some deaths, it has hitherto been considered not dangerous for humans. This population is located in the Saharian North-Eastern regions of Mali where it is accompanied by Leiurus quinquestriatus, a well known dangerous species of the Sahara. In the Gao district, divided by the Niger River, less desolate than the Tessalit and Kidal regions, one specimen of the dangerous species Androctonus australis was found. To summarize, Mali harbors at least three dangerous scorpion species: Leiurus quinquestriatus, Androctonus amoreuxi and A. australis, the latter recently having been identified in Mali for the first time. The absence of Androctonus aeneas is surprising in this context because it is found in neighboring countries (Algeria, Niger) and should be detected by new surveys. The possibility of preparing a single scorpion antivenom intended for Saharian and sub-Saharian populations is discussed. |
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